Patents by Inventor Kotaro KADOTA

Kotaro KADOTA 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: 20230175646
    Abstract: A high-pressure hydrogen container is provided that has a simple configuration, requiring less labor for manufacture, achieving reduced manufacturing costs, and ensuring pressure resistance. The high-pressure hydrogen container includes a metal cylinder configured to store high-pressure hydrogen, a pair of lid parts configured to cover both end portions of the metal cylinder, and a plurality of fastening parts configured to fix the pair of lid parts in a state where the metal cylinder is clamped between the pair of lid parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshio TAKANO, Hiroshi OKANO, Kotaro KADOTA, Shusaku TAKAGI, Kazuki MATSUBARA
  • Publication number: 20220397238
    Abstract: A hydrogen supply system is configured to supply hydrogen to a fuel-cell vehicle by using a curdle for hydrogen transport, and includes: a filling unit provided at a hydrogen filling facility and configured to fill the curdle with hydrogen; a management unit configured to calculate a transport timing at which the hydrogen-filled curdle is transported to a business facility that operates the fuel-cell vehicle; a transport unit configured to transport the hydrogen-filled curdle to the business facility in accordance with the transport timing; and a disposition unit configured to dispose the hydrogen-filled curdle transported to the business facility at a place to which the fuel-cell vehicle is capable of accessing to have a refill of the hydrogen in the business facility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi OKANO, Shusaku TAKAGI, Nobuyuki ISHIKAWA, Akihide NAGAO, Kazuki MATSUBARA, Toshio TAKANO, Kotaro KADOTA, Norikazu YAMAGUCHI, Takuya HASEGAWA, Hiroki KUNO