Patents by Inventor Kuninori Hirata

Kuninori Hirata 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: 7794887
    Abstract: A fuel cell power generating system which is advantageous not only in that steady power supply can be achieved according to the load, but also in that the power supply can be flexibly controlled even when different types of loading apparatus utilize the electric power generated. The fuel cell power generating system includes a fuel cell power generating apparatus (10) for electrochemically reacting a predetermined fuel, such as hydrogen or methanol, and air to allow a power generator to generate electric power, and a loading apparatus (20) connected to the fuel cell power generating apparatus (10) through a predetermined electric cable (30) for supplying the electric power generated by the fuel cell power generating apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Kuninori Hirata
  • Publication number: 20070111045
    Abstract: A fuel cell power generating system which is advantageous not only in that steady power supply can be achieved according to the load, but also in that the power supply can be flexibly controlled even when different types of loading apparatus utilize the electric power generated. The fuel cell power generating system includes a fuel cell power generating apparatus (10) for electrochemically reacting a predetermined fuel, such as hydrogen or methanol, and air to allow a power generator to generate electric power, and a loading apparatus (20) connected to the fuel cell power generating apparatus (10) through a predetermined electric cable (30) for supplying the electric power generated by the fuel cell power generating apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2004
    Publication date: May 17, 2007
    Inventor: Kuninori Hirata
  • Patent number: 5439406
    Abstract: A safety panel that is bonded to a front surface of a panel of a cathode ray tube envelope can be peeled easily without damaging the safety panel. A cathode ray tube (5) has a safety panel (3) that is bonded to a front surface of a panel (2) through a resin layer (4). When the safety panel (3) is to be peeled, the surface of the safety panel (3) is rapidly heated by a sheet-shaped infrared heater (6) and the resin layer (4) is heated up to a melting point and softened by the heat conduction. Then, a spatula (7) is inserted into a spacing between the safety pane (3) and the resin layer (4) to thereby peel the safety panel (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 8, 1995
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshio Fuwa, Kuninori Hirata