Patents by Inventor Makoto KAWABUCHI

Makoto KAWABUCHI 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: 11591056
    Abstract: A marine vessel capable of improving propulsion efficiency for the entire operation of the marine vessel. In the marine vessel, which includes a hull and a propeller provided on a stern side of the hull, n2D/?(Bd) is 4 or more and 35 or less, in a case where n is the number of the propeller, D is a diameter of the propeller, B is a water line breadth of the hull, and d is a draft of the hull.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuki Hosono, Makoto Kawabuchi, Takuyoshi Yamada
  • Publication number: 20210221489
    Abstract: To provide a marine vessel capable of improving propulsion efficiency for the entire operation of the marine vessel. In a marine vessel including a hull and a propeller provided on a stern side of the hull, n2D/?(Bd) is 4 or more and 35 or less, in a case where n is the number of the propeller, D is a diameter of the propeller, B is a water line breadth of the hull, and d is a draft of the hull.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Kazuki HOSONO, Makoto KAWABUCHI, Takuyoshi YAMADA
  • Patent number: 9102383
    Abstract: A ship air lubrication system of an external installation type has good efficiency. An air ejecting unit includes an ejecting side chamber installed in a ship bottom of a ship and having air ejecting holes formed in a surface opposite to the ship bottom on a lower side, and a supply section which supplies air into an inner space of the ejecting side chamber. When the air in the ejecting side chamber is ejected from the air ejecting holes, the air is sheared by an external water stream, and small air bubbles are supplied to the ship bottom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Shinichi Takano, Shuji Mizokami, Seijiro Higasa, Chiharu Kawakita, Makoto Kawabuchi
  • Patent number: 8985041
    Abstract: An air lubrication system of an outer installation type has good efficiency. An air recovering device includes a recovery side chamber provided on a bottom of a ship on a stern side from an air ejecting device which supplies air bubbles to the ship bottom. The recovery side chamber includes air intake holes formed in a portion of the recovery side chamber opposite to the ship bottom through a gap. The air recovering device also includes a recovering section recovering air inside a recovery side chamber. The air bubbles acquired from the air intake holes are accumulated inside the recovery side chamber to generate pushing pressure so that air can be smoothly recovered from the recovering section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichi Takano, Shuji Mizokami, Seijiro Higasa, Chiharu Kawakita, Makoto Kawabuchi
  • Publication number: 20130139746
    Abstract: A ship air lubrication system of an external installation type with good efficiency is desired to be provided. An air ejecting unit includes an ejecting side chamber installed in a ship bottom of a ship and having air ejecting holes formed in a surface opposite to the ship bottom on a lower side; and a supply section which supplies air into an inner space of the ejecting side chamber. When the air in the ejecting side chamber is ejected from the air ejecting holes, the air is sheared by an external water stream, and small air bubbles are supplied to the ship bottom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Inventors: Shinichi Takano, Shuji Mizokami, Seijiro Higasa, Chiharu Kawakita, Makoto Kawabuchi
  • Publication number: 20130098285
    Abstract: It is desired to provide an air lubrication system of an outer installation type with a good efficiency. An air recovering device includes a recovery side chamber provided on a bottom of a ship on a stern side from an air ejecting device which supplies air bubbles to the ship bottom, and comprising air intake holes formed in a portion of the recovery side chamber opposite to the ship bottom through a gap; and a recovering section recovering air inside a recovery side chamber. The air bubbles acquired from the air intake holes are once accumulated inside the recovery side chamber to generate pushing pressure occurs so that air can be smoothly recovered from the recovering section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Inventors: Shinichi Takano, Shuji Mizokami, Seijiro Higasa, Chiharu Kawakita, Makoto Kawabuchi
  • Publication number: 20120055392
    Abstract: An air lubrication apparatus of a ship includes an air ejecting unit and a restraining section. The air ejecting unit ejects air from the ship bottom. The restraining section restrains relative reduction of a thickness of an air layer which covers a center line region of the ship bottom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Inventors: Makoto KAWABUCHI, Chiharu Kawakita, Shinichi Takano