Patents by Inventor Makoto Kounosu

Makoto Kounosu 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: 10280907
    Abstract: The present invention prevents a gas generated by evaporating a low-temperature liquid from remaining in an internal space of a booster pump and enhances efficiency of discharge and suction. A reciprocating booster pump 50 includes a cylinder 41, a piston 42, a suction check valve 65, and a discharge check valve 62. The cylinder 41 has a suction port 55 and a discharge port 56. The suction port 55 suctions a low-pressure, low-temperature liquid to an inside. The discharge port 56 boosts the low-temperature liquid and discharges the low-temperature liquid to an outside. The piston 42 reciprocates in an internal space 43 of the cylinder. The suction check valve 65 opens and closes a suction flow passage 64 between the internal space and the suction port. The discharge check valve 62 opens and closes a discharge flow passage 61 between the internal space and the discharge port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: MITSUI E&S MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazushige Ohta, Makoto Kounosu
  • Patent number: 10208724
    Abstract: A fuel supply device includes: a linear actuator; a reciprocating pump having a boosting piston driven by the linear actuator and configured to reciprocate in an axial direction, the reciprocating pump being configured to suck the fuel when the boosting piston moves in a first direction and configured to boost and eject the fuel when the boosting piston moves in a second direction; and a controller configured to control driving of the linear actuator so as to adjust an amount of the fuel ejected from a boosting cylinder per reciprocating time by adjusting a ratio of a fuel ejection time and a fuel suction time of the reciprocating pump without changing the reciprocating time of the boosting piston in accordance with a load of the internal combustion engine. The adjustment adjusts a stroke length of the boosting piston and a moving speed of the boosting piston in the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Mitsui E&S Machinery Co., LTD
    Inventors: Makoto Kounosu, Seiichi Kitamura, Renzo Kanda
  • Patent number: 10151272
    Abstract: A fuel supply device for supplying fuel into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine is provided. The device includes: a low pressure fuel supply pipe to which a low pressure fuel is supplied; a high pressure fuel supply pipe to which high pressure fuel to be supplied into the combustion chamber is supplied; fuel supply units provided between the low pressure fuel supply pipe and the high pressure fuel supply pipe, each of the fuel supply units being configured to boost the fuel in the low pressure fuel supply pipe and supply the boosted fuel to the high pressure fuel supply pipe; and a control unit configured to control the fuel supply units. The control unit controls the fuel supply units such that a total amount of ejection of the fuel ejected from the fuel supply units per unit time is close to a constant value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Kounosu, Seiichi Kitamura, Renzo Kanda
  • Patent number: 10012195
    Abstract: A fuel supply device includes: a linear actuator; a reciprocating pump having a boosting piston driven by the linear actuator, configured to axially reciprocate, and configured to alternately repeat suction of the fuel and ejection of the fuel more boosted than the fuel at a time of suction by reciprocation of the boosting piston; and a controller to control driving of the linear actuator. When reciprocation amplitude of the boosting piston is A (A>0) and a reciprocating cycle time is T, the controller controls the linear actuator so a maximum value of an absolute value of acceleration when the reciprocating pump sucks the fuel with an absolute value of speed of the boosting piston increasing is smaller than A·(2?/T)2, and so a maximum value of the absolute value of the acceleration of the boosting piston when the reciprocating pump ejects the fuel is larger than A·(2?/T)2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Kounosu, Seiichi Kitamura, Renzo Kanda
  • Publication number: 20180128225
    Abstract: A fuel supply device includes: a linear actuator; a reciprocating pump having a boosting piston driven by the linear actuator and configured to reciprocate in an axial direction, the reciprocating pump being configured to suck the fuel when the boosting piston moves in a first direction and configured to boost and eject the fuel when the boosting piston moves in a second direction; and a controller configured to control driving of the linear actuator so as to adjust an amount of the fuel ejected from a boosting cylinder per reciprocating time by adjusting a ratio of a fuel ejection time and a fuel suction time of the reciprocating pump without changing the reciprocating time of the boosting piston in accordance with a load of the internal combustion engine. The adjustment adjusts a stroke length of the boosting piston and a moving speed of the boosting piston in the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Applicant: Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Kounosu, Seiichi Kitamura, Renzo Kanda
  • Publication number: 20180119658
    Abstract: A fuel supply device includes: a linear actuator; a reciprocating pump having a boosting piston driven by the linear actuator, configured to axially reciprocate, and configured to alternately repeat suction of the fuel and ejection of the fuel more boosted than the fuel at a time of suction by reciprocation of the boosting piston; and a controller to control driving of the linear actuator. When reciprocation amplitude of the boosting piston is A (A>0) and a reciprocating cycle time is T, the controller controls the linear actuator so a maximum value of an absolute value of acceleration when the reciprocating pump sucks the fuel with an absolute value of speed of the boosting piston increasing is smaller than A·(2?/T)2, and so a maximum value of the absolute value of the acceleration of the boosting piston when the reciprocating pump ejects the fuel is larger than A·(2?/T)2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Makoto Kounosu, Seiichi Kitamura, Renzo Kanda
  • Publication number: 20180080413
    Abstract: A fuel supply device for supplying fuel into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine is provided. The device includes: a low pressure fuel supply pipe to which a low pressure fuel is supplied; a high pressure fuel supply pipe to which high pressure fuel to be supplied into the combustion chamber is supplied; fuel supply units provided between the low pressure fuel supply pipe and the high pressure fuel supply pipe, each of the fuel supply units being configured to boost the fuel in the low pressure fuel supply pipe and supply the boosted fuel to the high pressure fuel supply pipe; and a control unit configured to control the fuel supply units. The control unit controls the fuel supply units such that a total amount of ejection of the fuel ejected from the fuel supply units per unit time is close to a constant value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: Makoto Kounosu, Seiichi Kitamura, Renzo Kanda
  • Publication number: 20180010588
    Abstract: The present invention prevents a gas generated by evaporating a low-temperature liquid from remaining in an internal space of a booster pump and enhances efficiency of discharge and suction. A reciprocating booster pump 50 includes a cylinder 41, a piston 42, a suction check valve 65, and a discharge check valve 62. The cylinder 41 has a suction port 55 and a discharge port 56. The suction port 55 suctions a low-pressure, low-temperature liquid to an inside. The discharge port 56 boosts the low-temperature liquid and discharges the low-temperature liquid to an outside. The piston 42 reciprocates in an internal space 43 of the cylinder. The suction check valve 65 opens and closes a suction flow passage 64 between the internal space and the suction port. The discharge check valve 62 opens and closes a discharge flow passage 61 between the internal space and the discharge port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: KAZUSHIGE OHTA, MAKOTO KOUNOSU
  • Patent number: 9719500
    Abstract: A fluid intake/discharge valve body for suction of a cryogenic liquefied gas fluid into a cylinder liner and discharge of the gas fluid with a piston, includes: a valve seat body including a fluid supply portion to supply the fluid and a fluid exhaust portion; an intake valve biased against the fluid supply portion; and a discharge valve biased against the fluid exhaust portion. The fluid supply portion includes a supply pathway connected to a supply pipe; a dividing wall including intake holes facing the intake valve; and a counterbore recessed portion on the dividing wall to surround the intake holes. The intake valve abuts an edge of the recessed portion when biased against the fluid supply portion. The discharge valve receives fluid pressure from a side of the discharge hole including a recessed portion disposed in a region wider than an outer periphery of the discharge hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUI ENGINEERING & SHIPBUILDING
    Inventors: Makoto Kounosu, Renzo Kanda
  • Publication number: 20150369228
    Abstract: A fluid intake/discharge valve body for suction of a cryogenic liquefied gas fluid into a cylinder liner and discharge of the gas fluid with a piston, includes: a valve seat body including a fluid supply portion to supply the fluid and a fluid exhaust portion; an intake valve biased against the fluid supply portion; and a discharge valve biased against the fluid exhaust portion. The fluid supply portion includes a supply pathway connected to a supply pipe; a dividing wall including intake holes facing the intake valve; and a counterbore recessed portion on the dividing wall to surround the intake holes. The intake valve abuts an edge of the recessed portion when biased against the fluid supply portion. The discharge valve receives fluid pressure from a side of the discharge hole including a recessed portion disposed in a region wider than an outer periphery of the discharge hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2014
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Applicant: Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto KOUNOSU, Renzo KANDA
  • Publication number: 20120061501
    Abstract: Disclosed is a cheek plate which has high-efficiency, stable liquid draining performance, and achieves optimum draining performance with respect to raw material. The cheek plate (1) is provided at the front or rear of a pair of press rolls (32a, 32b) which are disposed laterally. Furthermore, a liquid drain port (14) is provided in such a way as to face a raw material catching section (33) for the press rolls (32a, 32b). The inlet side of the liquid drain port (14) is provided with a wedge wire screen (2) in such a way that liquid passage slots (22) thereof are disposed vertically or laterally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: Mitsui Engineering & Ship Building Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Makoto Kounosu
  • Publication number: 20110094499
    Abstract: Provided are an adjusting method and an adjusting apparatus for adjusting a heliostat on site while actually measuring that a mirror surface of the heliostat and a mirror surface of a center reflector are exactly facing each other. The adjusting apparatus is provided with an irradiation device 3 which irradiates an upper focal point p of a center reflector 30 and a heliostat 20 with laser beams L1 and L2, respectively. The elevation angle and/or the turning angle of the heliostat 20 are adjusted so that the reflected light L4 of the laser beam applied on the heliostat 20 forms the same axial line as the laser beam L1 applied on the upper focal point p of the center reflector 30.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2009
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Inventor: Makoto Kounosu
  • Patent number: 4007152
    Abstract: A sealing material for the prevention of water-leakage used in, for example, waterproofed fabric and various building and construction materials is provided.The sealing material consists of (a) a water-insoluble partially saponified polyvinyl alcohol having a saponification degree of 35 to 65% by mole and a number average polymerization degree of 500 to 3,500, and (b) 5 to 100 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of said partially saponified polyvinyl alcohol, of a mixture of glycerin and the glyceryl ester of a carboxylic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1974
    Date of Patent: February 8, 1977
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Yosikazu Kosaka, Makoto Kounosu, Masaaki Kondo