Patents by Inventor Kunihiko KINUGASA

Kunihiko KINUGASA 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: 11937362
    Abstract: A charged particle acceleration device, which eliminates the need for repeating alignment adjustment even in the case of repeating installation of the controllers, is provided, and a method for adjusting the same is provided. A charged particle acceleration device 10A includes: controllers 15,15a,15b,15c configured to control a beam trajectory 12 of charged particles that pass through a duct 11 to be inserted through the controllers 15; and a stage 20 that is supported by a frame 16 fixed to a base and reversibly moves the controllers 15 in a direction of intersecting the beam trajectory 12.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignees: TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION, TOSHIBA PLANT SYSTEMS & SERVICES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kunihiko Kinugasa, Hiromasa Itou, Takeshi Takeuchi, Yoshiharu Kanai
  • Patent number: 11639768
    Abstract: A charged particle transport system and its installation method, both of which can readily and quickly adjust alignment, are provided. The charged particle transport system 10a includes: a frame 16 fixed to a base 15; a first plate 21 joined to an upper portion of the frame 16 with a height-adjustable first screw 11; a second plate 22 movably accommodated in a horizontal surface of the first plate; a second screw 12 screwed into a screw hole formed in a fixing member 25 around the first plate 21 such that its tip abuts on an outer peripheral surface of the second plate 22; a third screw 13 that fixes the second plate 21 to the first plate 21; and first engagement pins 31 inserted into respective engagement holes 17a, 17b formed in the second plate 22 and a supporting member 27 for engaging both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignees: TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION, TOSHIBA PLANT SYSTEMS & SERVICES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kunihiko Kinugasa, Hiromasa Itoh, Yujiro Tajima, Tomoyuki Nonaka
  • Publication number: 20210404580
    Abstract: A charged particle accelerator for which assembly work can be simplified is provided, and a method for building the same is provided. In a vacuum-duct joint-portion 10: a male screw 21 is engraved on an outer peripheral surface of a joint 11; a contact surface 25 to be brought into contact with an annular seal 12 is formed at the end of the inner peripheral surface 22 of the joint 11; a pressing surface 26 for pressing the annular seal 12 toward the contact surface 25 of the joint 11A is formed on the ring 15; an abutting surface 28 that abuts on the ring 15 is formed on the nut 16; and a female screw 27 to be screwed to the male screw 21 of the joint 11A is engraved on the inner peripheral surface of the nut 16.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicants: TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION, TOSHIBA PLANT SYSTEMS & SERVICES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kunihiko KINUGASA, Hiromasa ITOU, Yujiro TAJIMA, Yoshiharu KANAI
  • Publication number: 20210410267
    Abstract: A charged particle acceleration device, which eliminates the need for repeating alignment adjustment even in the case of repeating installation of the controllers, is provided, and a method for adjusting the same is provided. A charged particle acceleration device 10A includes: controllers 15,15a,15b,15c configured to control a beam trajectory 12 of charged particles that pass through a duct 11 to be inserted through the controllers 15; and a stage 20 that is supported by a frame 16 fixed to a base and reversibly moves the controllers 15 in a direction of intersecting the beam trajectory 12.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicants: TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION, TOSHIBA PLANT SYSTEMS & SERVICES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kunihiko KINUGASA, Hiromasa ITOU, Takeshi TAKEUCHI, Yoshiharu KANAI
  • Publication number: 20210180746
    Abstract: A charged particle transport system and its installation method, both of which can readily and quickly adjust alignment, are provided. The charged particle transport system 10a includes: a frame 16 fixed to a base 15; a first plate 21 joined to an upper portion of the frame 16 with a height-adjustable first screw 11; a second plate 22 movably accommodated in a horizontal surface of the first plate; a second screw 12 screwed into a screw hole formed in a fixing member 25 around the first plate 21 such that its tip abuts on an outer peripheral surface of the second plate 22; a third screw 13 that fixes the second plate 21 to the first plate 21; and first engagement pins 31 inserted into respective engagement holes 17a, 17b formed in the second plate 22 and a supporting member 27 for engaging both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicants: TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION, TOSHIBA PLANT SYSTEMS & SERVICES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kunihiko KINUGASA, Hiromasa ITOH, Yujiro TAJIMA, Tomoyuki NONAKA
  • Publication number: 20210183559
    Abstract: The present invention improves cooling efficiency of a conductive member, which is formed by bundling a plurality of wires and to which electric current is led from a current introduction terminal. A current introduction terminal structure 10, in which electric current is led from a current introduction terminal 12 to a conductive member 13 formed by bundling a plurality of wires 34, is configured in such a manner that the conductive member 13 and the current introduction terminal 12 electrically connected to this conductive member 13 are disposed in a casing 14 for storing cooling water W and are immersed in the cooling water W.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuya SAWADA, Kunihiko KINUGASA, Tomofumi ORIKASA, Takayuki KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 10835766
    Abstract: A particle beam treatment apparatus includes: a rotating gantry configured to axially rotate in a state where a bed fixed to a stationary system is disposed inside the rotating gantry and an irradiation port of a beam is fixed to a body of the rotating gantry; a tunnel structure configured to have at least a horizontal floor surface and have an internal space in which at least a part of the bed is accommodated; and a rotation supporter configured to cause the tunnel structure to be stationary in the stationary system independently of axis rotation of the rotating gantry by rotationally displacing the tunnel structure with respect to an inner side surface of the rotating gantry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Kunihiko Kinugasa, Kiyohiko Kitagawa, Hideo Kobayashi, Shigeru Kasai, Kazutaka Maeta, Yoshifumi Nagamoto
  • Patent number: 10525287
    Abstract: A particle beam treatment apparatus includes: a gantry configured to axially rotate in a state where an irradiation port for a beam is fixed to a body of the rotating gantry; a moving floor that is provided inside the gantry, is configured by annually connecting a plurality of plates with each other in a freely bendable manner, accommodates at least a part of a bed fixed from a stationary system, and rotates together with the gantry in a state of causing the irradiation port to penetrate the moving floor; a cable configured to be connected to a device fixed to the moving floor and be wired to outside of the gantry in a state of passing through the gantry; and an adjuster configured to adjust length of the cable wired inside the gantry when the gantry axially rotates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Kunihiko Kinugasa, Kiyohiko Kitagawa, Yuuji Takiguchi, Kazutaka Maeta
  • Publication number: 20190388712
    Abstract: A particle beam treatment apparatus includes: a rotating gantry configured to axially rotate in a state where a bed fixed to a stationary system is disposed inside the rotating gantry and an irradiation port of a beam is fixed to a body of the rotating gantry; a tunnel structure configured to have at least a horizontal floor surface and have an internal space in which at least a part of the bed is accommodated; and a rotation supporter configured to cause the tunnel structure to be stationary in the stationary system independently of axis rotation of the rotating gantry by rotationally displacing the tunnel structure with respect to an inner side surface of the rotating gantry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Kunihiko KINUGASA, Kiyohiko KITAGAWA, Hideo KOBAYASHI, Shigeru KASAI, Kazutaka MAETA, Yoshifumi NAGAMOTO
  • Patent number: 10478642
    Abstract: A particle beam treatment apparatus includes: a rotating gantry configured to axially rotate in a state where a bed fixed to a stationary system is disposed inside the rotating gantry and an irradiation port of a beam is fixed to a body of the rotating gantry; a tunnel structure configured to have at least a horizontal floor surface and have an internal space in which at least a part of the bed is accommodated; and a rotation supporter configured to cause the tunnel structure to be stationary in the stationary system independently of axis rotation of the rotating gantry by rotationally displacing the tunnel structure with respect to an inner side surface of the rotating gantry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Kunihiko Kinugasa, Kiyohiko Kitagawa, Hideo Kobayashi, Shigeru Kasai, Kazutaka Maeta, Yoshifumi Nagamoto
  • Patent number: 10283226
    Abstract: A jet pump measuring pipe repair method that repairs a ruptured part of a measuring pipe horizontally installed to a lower portion of a jet pump provided in reactor water inside a reactor pressure vessel. The repair method includes: fixing a support member to the jet pump near the measuring pipe left remained; mounting, after the support member fixing, a measuring pipe connector provided with a pipe-repairing pipe having both ends over which connecting pipes are fitted, respectively, to the support member; connecting, after the connector mounting, the remaining measuring pipe and connecting pipe using the measuring pipe connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yuki Minato, Kunihiko Kinugasa, Hajime Mori, Satoshi Yamamoto, Hiroyuki Adachi, Tadahiro Mitsuhashi, Masanobu Watanabe, Yoshinori Katayama, Kozue Matsukawa, Satoshi Miyamura
  • Publication number: 20190126073
    Abstract: A particle beam treatment apparatus includes: a gantry configured to axially rotate in a state where an irradiation port for a beam is fixed to a body of the rotating gantry; a moving floor that is provided inside the gantry, is configured by annually connecting a plurality of plates with each other in a freely bendable manner, accommodates at least a part of a bed fixed from a stationary system, and rotates together with the gantry in a state of causing the irradiation port to penetrate the moving floor; a cable configured to be connected to a device fixed to the moving floor and be wired to outside of the gantry in a state of passing through the gantry; and an adjuster configured to adjust length of the cable wired inside the gantry when the gantry axially rotates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Kunihiko KINUGASA, Kiyohiko KITAGAWA, Yuuji TAKIGUCHI, Kazutaka MAETA
  • Publication number: 20180345043
    Abstract: A particle beam treatment apparatus includes: a rotating gantry configured to axially rotate in a state where a bed fixed to a stationary system is disposed inside the rotating gantry and an irradiation port of a beam is fixed to a body of the rotating gantry; a tunnel structure configured to have at least a horizontal floor surface and have an internal space in which at least a part of the bed is accommodated; and a rotation supporter configured to cause the tunnel structure to be stationary in the stationary system independently of axis rotation of the rotating gantry by rotationally displacing the tunnel structure with respect to an inner side surface of the rotating gantry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Kunihiko KINUGASA, Kiyohiko KITAGAWA, Hideo KOBAYASHI, Shigeru KASAI, Kazutaka MAETA, Yoshifumi NAGAMOTO
  • Patent number: 9966155
    Abstract: An apparatus for reinforcing a jet pump riser includes: an elbow upper clamp for covering a riser elbow coupled to a thermal sleeve from an upper side thereof; an elbow lower clamping member for clamping the riser elbow from a lower side thereof; an elbow vertical portion clamping member for covering a vertical portion of the riser elbow; and an elbow horizontal portion clamping member for covering a horizontal portion of the riser elbow. These members are disposed in different orientations with respect to the elbow upper clamp so as to fix the thermal sleeve, the riser elbow and the riser pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Masakazu Abura, Toshihiro Yasuda, Kazuo Sudo, Haruhiko Hata, Yasushi Kanazawa, Kunihiko Kinugasa, Hajime Mori
  • Publication number: 20180090234
    Abstract: An apparatus for reinforcing a jet pump riser includes: an elbow upper clamp for covering a riser elbow coupled to a thermal sleeve from an upper side thereof; an elbow lower clamping member for clamping the riser elbow from a lower side thereof; an elbow vertical portion clamping member for covering a vertical portion of the riser elbow; and an elbow horizontal portion clamping member for covering a horizontal portion of the riser elbow. These members are disposed in different orientations with respect to the elbow upper clamp so as to fix the thermal sleeve, the riser elbow and the riser pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Masakazu ABURA, Toshihiro Yasuda, Kazuo Sudo, Haruhiko Hata, Yasushi Kanazawa, Kunihiko Kinugasa, Hajime Mori
  • Patent number: 9850581
    Abstract: A coating of niobium oxide, zirconium titanate, or nickel titanate is formed on at least a part of a surface of a jet pump member constituting a jet pump serving as a reactor internal structure of a boiling water reactor. Further, a solution containing, e.g., a niobium compound is applied to at least a part of the surface of the jet pump member constituting the jet pump, and the jet pump member coated with the solution is heat-treated to form a coating of, e.g., niobium oxide. With this configuration, the jet pump member constituting the jet pump of the boiling water reactor is provided such that deposition of crud can be sufficiently suppressed on the jet pump member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Akio Sayano, Norihisa Saito, Tetsuji Kaneko, Yasuo Morishima, Masato Okamura, Kenji Yamazaki, Kunihiko Kinugasa
  • Patent number: 9718151
    Abstract: A reactor measurement-pipe maintenance clamp apparatus includes a first clamp mechanism and a second clamp mechanism. The first clamp mechanism includes clamps to fix the measurement pipe between the clamps, first clamp operation bolts that are allowed to be turned by remote control from above a reactor core, and wedge mechanisms to convert the turning of the clamp operation bolts to displacement of the clamps in a radial direction of the diffuser to generate clamping forces for securing the measurement pipe. The second clamp mechanism includes a support clamp to hold the support, a second clamp operation bolt that is allowed to be turned by remote control from above the reactor core, and a wedge mechanism to convert the turning of the second clamp operation bolt to displacement of the support clamp in a tangential direction of the diffuser to generate clamping force for fixing the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yusuke Ozawa, Kunihiko Kinugasa, Hajime Mori, Yuki Minato, Masanobu Watanabe, Hiroyuki Adachi, Tadahiro Mitsuhashi
  • Publication number: 20160194763
    Abstract: A coating of niobium oxide, zirconium titanate, or nickel titanate is formed on at least a part of a surface of a jet pump member constituting a jet pump serving as a reactor internal structure of a boiling water reactor. Further, a solution containing, e.g., a niobium compound is applied to at least a part of the surface of the jet pump member constituting the jet pump, and the jet pump member coated with the solution is heat-treated to form a coating of, e.g., niobium oxide. With this configuration, the jet pump member constituting the jet pump of the boiling water reactor is provided such that deposition of crud can be sufficiently suppressed on the jet pump member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Akio SAYANO, Norihisa SAITO, Tetsuji KANEKO, Yasuo MORISHIMA, Masato OKAMURA, Kenji YAMAZAKI, Kunihiko KINUGASA
  • Patent number: 9371853
    Abstract: A bolt fixing device is configured so that a lock cap is pushed up by elastic force of an elastic member and engages upper surface teeth with lower surface teeth, the upper surface teeth being formed on the upper surface of a flange of a lock cap, the lower surface teeth being formed on the lower surface of an engagement flange of a body housing. Thus, the head bolt of a jet pump beam is fixed. With the configuration, when installing an inlet mixer, the head bolt of the jet pump beam is simply and reliably locked against rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Tomoki Fujita, Yuichi Motora, Kiyofumi Saiki, Kunihiko Kinugasa, Yasuhiro Sakai, Haruhiko Hata, Hajime Mori, Yuki Minato, Akira Ito, Kozue Matsukawa
  • Patent number: 9312036
    Abstract: In a jet pump measurement pipe repair method according to the present embodiment, a breakage part of a measurement pipe horizontally fixed to a lower part of a jet pump provided in reactor water in a reactor pressure vessel is repaired. The method has: a step of cutting and removing the measurement pipe including the breakage part; a step of retaining a connection pipe for connecting the remaining measurement pipe on the jet pump by means of a clamp; and a step of connecting ends of the remaining measurement pipe by means of the connection pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yuki Minato, Toshihiro Yasuda, Kunihiko Kinugasa, Hajime Mori, Satoshi Yamamoto, Jun Suzuki, Tadahiro Mitsuhashi