Patents by Inventor Koji Ishibashi

Koji Ishibashi 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: 12221900
    Abstract: This stationary turbine blade comprises: a stationary blade main body extending in the radial direction intersecting the flow direction of steam; a hydrophilic region which is formed on the surface of the stationary blade main body and which has a higher hydrophilicity than the other parts and has the radial dimension gradually increasing toward the downstream side in the flow direction; and a collecting portion which is provided on the downstream side of the hydrophilic region and which collects a liquid film flowing along the hydrophilic region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Chongfei Duan, Shunsuke Mizumi, Soichiro Tabata, Koji Ishibashi
  • Patent number: 12174139
    Abstract: A gas sensor control device having a DA conversion circuit configured to supply a pump current having a magnitude corresponding to an inputted digital signal to the pump cell, a reference electric potential generating circuit configured to keep an electric potential of the first pump electrode at a reference electric potential, a diagnostic resistance connected to the pump cell parallel to the pump cell, and an output part configured to output a signal relating to voltage applied to the diagnostic resistance when inputting an arbitrary digital signal to the DA conversion circuit in a situation in which oxygen ion conductivity does not occur in the pump cell to an external device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Niterra Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuzo Higuchi, Koji Ishibashi, Junichiro Mitsuno, Satoru Abe, Yuji Oi
  • Publication number: 20240352870
    Abstract: A method for estimating a flange surface pressure distribution includes: a reference model receiving step of receiving a three-dimensional reference shape model of a rotary machine; a measured coordinate receiving step of receiving measured three-dimensional coordinate data at a plurality of positions on an upper flange surface and a lower flange surface when a casing is in an open state; a condition receiving step of receiving a tightening torque and an elastic coefficient of a plurality of bolts, elastic coefficients and weights of an upper-half casing and a lower-half casing, and the like; a modified model creating step of creating a three-dimensional modified shape model by modifying the three-dimensional reference shape model based on the measured three-dimensional coordinate data at the plurality of positions; and a pressure distribution estimating step of obtaining, by using the three-dimensional modified shape model and under the conditions received in the condition receiving step, a pressure distribu
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Kumagai, Shunsuke Mizumi, Koji Ishibashi, Keisuke Uchino
  • Publication number: 20240337202
    Abstract: In a method for estimating a flange displacement amount, effective three-dimensional coordinate data at a lower first position on a surface continuous with a lower flange surface of a first supported portion, a lower target midpoint position on the lower flange surface, an upper first position that is coincident with the lower first position in the horizontal direction on a surface continuous with an upper flange surface, and an upper target midpoint position on the upper flange surface are determined. The effective three-dimensional coordinate data at the respective positions are changed such that the effective three-dimensional coordinate data at the lower first position and the effective three-dimensional coordinate data at the upper first position are coincident with each other. A midpoint position in the vertical direction between the lower target midpoint position and the upper target midpoint position after the coordinate change is used as a target contact position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Inventors: Satoshi KUMAGAI, Shunsuke MIZUMI, Koji ISHIBASHI
  • Publication number: 20240328773
    Abstract: A method for estimating a flange displacement amount includes determining effective three-dimensional coordinate data at a lower first position of a first supported portion on a surface continuous with a lower flange surface and at an upper first position coincident with the lower first position in a horizontal direction on a surface continuous with an upper flange surface. The effective three-dimensional coordinate data are changed such that the effective three-dimensional coordinate data at the lower first position and the effective three-dimensional coordinate data at the upper first position are coincident with each other. According to a difference between a position in a vertical direction indicated by the effective three-dimensional coordinate data at an upper target position and a position in the vertical direction indicated by the effective three-dimensional coordinate data at a lower target position, displacement amounts of the upper target position and the lower target position are obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: Satoshi Kumagai, Shunsuke MIZUMI, Koji ISHIBASHI
  • Patent number: 12071859
    Abstract: In an assembly method for a turbine, measured shape data is acquired by measuring a shape for each of a plurality of casing components in a state in which the plurality of casing components are not fastened to each other. self-weighted state shape data, which is shape data when self-weight is applied, is created for each of the plurality of casing components. A reference shape model is corrected based on a difference between the measured shape data of a target measurement part and the self-weighted state shape data of the target measurement part. By using the corrected shape model, fastened state shape data, which is shape data in a state in which the plurality of casing components are fastened to each other, is estimated for each of the plurality of casing components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Kumagai, Shunsuke Mizumi, Koji Ishibashi, Juichi Kodera
  • Publication number: 20240271924
    Abstract: In a method for estimating flange displacement amount, effective three-dimensional coordinate data at a lower first position on a surface continuous with a lower flange surface of a first supported portion and at an upper first position coincident with the lower first position in the horizontal direction on a surface continuous with an upper flange surface are determined. The effective three-dimensional coordinate data at the respective positions are changed such that the effective three-dimensional coordinate data at the lower first position and the effective three-dimensional coordinate data at the upper first position are coincident with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Kumagai, Shunsuke Mizumi, Koji Ishibashi, Masato Kurita
  • Patent number: 12044629
    Abstract: This fin tip position measurement method comprises: a jig installation step for installing a jig having a flat measurement surface expanded in a circumferential direction and an axial direction to a tip of at least one among a plurality of seal fins that protrude in a radial direction with respect to an axial line, extend in the circumferential direction, and are arranged in a direction in which the axial line extends; a first measurement step for measuring a distance from the axial line to the measurement surface by scanning the measurement surface with a laser beam; and a first calculation step for calculating a distance from the axial line to the tip of the seal fin by adding a radial dimension of the jig to the distance to the measurement surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Shunsuke Mizumi, Jose Carlos Kuroki Ramirez, Koji Ishibashi, Juichi Kodera, Satoshi Kumagai, Masaru Sekihara
  • Patent number: 12037927
    Abstract: A turbine stator vane includes: a stator vane body extending in a radial direction intersecting a flow direction of steam; a recovery portion that is defined on a surface of the stator vane body, and configured to recover a liquid film flowing along the surface of the stator vane body; and a center region, which is defined on the surface of the stator vane body and includes grooves extending from an upstream side toward the recovery portion in the flow direction. Intervals between adjacent grooves decrease from the upstream side toward the recovery portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Shunsuke Mizumi, Soichiro Tabata, Koji Ishibashi, Satoshi Miyake
  • Publication number: 20230392510
    Abstract: A turbine stator vane comprising: a stator vane body extending in a radial direction intersecting the flow direction of steam; a recovery portion that is formed on the surface of the stator vane body, and recovers a liquid film flowing along the surface; and a center region, which is formed on the surface of the stator vane body and in which a plurality of first fine grooves extending from the upstream side toward the recovery portion in the flow direction are formed, wherein the interval between adjacent first fine grooves narrows from the upstream side toward the recovery portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Shunsuke MIZUMI, Soichiro TABATA, Koji ISHIBASHI, Satoshi MIYAKE
  • Patent number: 11773753
    Abstract: This turbine stator vane extends in the radial direction which intersects the flow direction of steam, and includes a pressure surface facing the upstream side in the flow direction, and a suction surface facing the downstream side in the flow direction. A plurality of grooves are formed in at least the pressure surface, the grooves extending outward in the radial direction toward the downstream side. At the periphery of the grooves in the pressure surface, formed is a hydrophilic uneven region having greater hydrophilic properties than the pressure surface. The downstream-side ends of the plurality of grooves are connected to slits for capturing a liquified component of the steam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Shunsuke Mizumi, Soichiro Tabata, Chongfei Duan, Koji Ishibashi
  • Patent number: 11719524
    Abstract: A method and system for measuring a turbine shape is provided in which an appropriate measurement accuracy can be achieved that is sufficient to prevent a failure to recognize features of shape of a measurement object, with extension of a measurement time suppressed. In a turbine including casings, recesses and protrusions on flange surfaces of the casings are measured at measurement intervals M set on the basis of the entire length L of flange portions in an axial direction, the number of bolts N joining the flange portions, and intervals between the bolts in the axial direction of the flange portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Ishibashi, Shunsuke Mizumi, Kenji Yashirodai, Jie Huang
  • Publication number: 20230167746
    Abstract: This stationary turbine blade comprises: a stationary blade main body extending in the radial direction intersecting the flow direction of steam; a hydrophilic region which is formed on the surface of the stationary blade main body and which has a higher hydrophilicity than the other parts and has the radial dimension gradually increasing toward the downstream side in the flow direction; and a collecting portion which is provided on the downstream side of the hydrophilic region and which collects a liquid film flowing along the hydrophilic region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2023
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Chongfei DUAN, Shunsuke MIZUMI, Soichiro TABATA, Koji ISHIBASHI
  • Publication number: 20230097598
    Abstract: In an assembly method for a turbine, measured shape data is acquired by measuring a shape for each of a plurality of casing components in a state in which the plurality of casing components are not fastened to each other. self-weighted state shape data, which is shape data when self-weight is applied, is created for each of the plurality of casing components. A reference shape model is corrected based on a difference between the measured shape data of a target measurement part and the self-weighted state shape data of the target measurement part. By using the corrected shape model, fastened state shape data, which is shape data in a state in which the plurality of casing components are fastened to each other, is estimated for each of the plurality of casing components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Kumagai, Shunsuke Mizumi, Koji Ishibashi, Juichi Kodera
  • Publication number: 20230020601
    Abstract: This fin tip position measurement method comprises: a jig installation step for installing a jig having a flat measurement surface expanded in a circumferential direction and an axial direction to a tip of at least one among a plurality of seal fins that protrude in a radial direction with respect to an axial line, extend in the circumferential direction, and are arranged in a direction in which the axial line extends; a first measurement step for measuring a distance from the axial line to the measurement surface by scanning the measurement surface with a laser beam; and a first calculation step for calculating a distance from the axial line to the tip of the seal fin by adding a radial dimension of the jig to the distance to the measurement surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Shunsuke MIZUMI, Jose Carlos KUROKI RAMIREZ, Koji ISHIBASHI, Juichi KODERA, Satoshi KUMAGAI, Masaru SEKIHARA
  • Publication number: 20220381157
    Abstract: This turbine stator vane extends in the radial direction which intersects the flow direction of steam, and includes a pressure surface facing the upstream side in the flow direction, and a suction surface facing the downstream side in the flow direction. A plurality of grooves are formed in at least the pressure surface, the grooves extending outward in the radial direction toward the downstream side. At the periphery of the grooves in the pressure surface, formed is a hydrophilic uneven region having greater hydrophilic properties than the pressure surface. The downstream-side ends of the plurality of grooves are connected to slits for capturing a liquified component of the steam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Shunsuke MIZUMI, Soichiro TABATA, Chongfei DUAN, Koji ISHIBASHI
  • Publication number: 20220309647
    Abstract: An evaluation apparatus that evaluates a composition formed on a substrate by forming processing is provided. The apparatus comprises an obtaining device that obtains an image including the composition by the forming processing, and a processing device that processes the image for the evaluation. The processing device outputs a feature of each of one or more abnormalities in the image according to an inference model, obtains information regarding a formation region on the substrate where the composition has been formed, determines the kind of each of the abnormalities based on the output feature of each of the abnormalities and a relationship between the information and a position and a size of the abnormality, and makes, based on a result of the determination, final determination as to whether the image is a normal image or an image including an abnormality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Fuma Kizu, Koji Ishibashi, Sentaro Aihara
  • Patent number: 11316527
    Abstract: An analog to digital converter is provided and includes column processing units that convert analog signal to digital signal. One or more counters count time of analog to digital conversion and one or more comparators compares the voltage of reference signal and analog signal from neuromorphic device. One or more generators generates the reference signal for the comparator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Koji Ishibashi
  • Publication number: 20220057186
    Abstract: A method and system for measuring a turbine shape is provided in which an appropriate measurement accuracy can be achieved that is sufficient to prevent a failure to recognize features of shape of a measurement object, with extension of a measurement time suppressed. In a turbine including casings, recesses and protrusions on flange surfaces of the casings are measured at measurement intervals M set on the basis of the entire length L of flange portions in an axial direction, the number of bolts N joining the flange portions, and intervals between the bolts in the axial direction of the flange portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Koji Ishibashi, Shunsuke Mizumi, Kenji Yashirodai, Jie Huang
  • Patent number: 11215437
    Abstract: A method and system for measuring a turbine shape is provided in which an appropriate measurement accuracy can be achieved that is sufficient to prevent a failure to recognize features of shape of a measurement object, with extension of a measurement time suppressed. In a turbine including casings, recesses and protrusions on flange surfaces of the casings are measured at measurement intervals M set on the basis of the entire length L of flange portions in an axial direction, the number of bolts N joining the flange portions, and intervals between the bolts in the axial direction of the flange portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Power, Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Ishibashi, Shunsuke Mizumi, Kenji Yashirodai, Jie Huang