Patents by Inventor Masaharu Nishimura

Masaharu Nishimura 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: 7613307
    Abstract: An active noise insulation wall includes an active sound reduction apparatus disposed on an upper end surface of a noise insulation wall. The active sound reduction apparatus comprises a combination of an active acoustic control cell and a sound tube. The active acoustic control cell controls a coming noise such that a diffracted sound pressure component of the coming noise at the upper end surface of the noise insulation wall is actively reduced. The sound tube decreases a sound wave of a frequency different from a target frequency of the active acoustic control cell. Thus, the active noise insulation wall can effectively reduce noises including many frequency components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Keizo Ohnishi, Masaharu Nishimura, Susumu Teranishi, Takanori Arai
  • Publication number: 20060251267
    Abstract: An active noise insulation wall includes an active sound reduction apparatus disposed on an upper end surface of a noise insulation wall. The active sound reduction apparatus comprises a combination of an active acoustic control cell and a sound tube. The active acoustic control cell controls a coming noise such that a diffracted sound pressure component of the coming noise at the upper end surface of the noise insulation wall is actively reduced. The sound tube decreases a sound wave of a frequency different from a target frequency of the active acoustic control cell. Thus, the active noise insulation wall can effectively reduce noises including many frequency components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2006
    Publication date: November 9, 2006
    Inventors: Keizo Ohnishi, Masaharu Nishimura, Susumu Teranishi, Takanori Arai
  • Patent number: 7013647
    Abstract: A combustor structure of a gas turbine, in which a sheet-like vibration damper, which resonates with the air vibration in the intake chamber and absorbs the energy of the air vibration, is attached to the inner wall of the casing by an attaching member via a space. The sheet-like vibration damper is made of a single-layered thin flat plate or multi-layered thin flat plates. In case of the multi-layered thin flat plate, the air vibration energy in the intake chamber is absorbed not only by resonance but also by friction among the multi-layered thin plates. The sheet-like vibration damper may be made of a three-dimensional profile member having an inner space in which the attaching member is housed. If the thin flat plates are used, the surface areas thereof are not identical. If the three-dimensional profile members are used, the volumes of the inner spaces are not identical. Consequently, the sheet-like vibration damper can absorb and attenuate the vibration energy of different frequencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaharu Nishimura, Masaki Ono, Keizo Ohnishi, Katsunori Tanaka
  • Patent number: 6995798
    Abstract: A viewfinder control unit includes a liquid crystal viewfinder with a hood; a sensor for picking up the face of a cameraman; a pan motor for horizontally rotating the viewfinder; and a tilt motor for varying the angle the viewfinder makes with a horizontal plane to provide the cameraman with an optimum view angle. The viewfinder undergoes tracking control such that it is always trained on the face of a cameraman in response to the panning (left or right swing of a lens) and the tilting (up or down swing of the lens) of the television camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2006
    Assignee: Ikegami Tsushinki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Endo, Hatsuo Kitada, Masaharu Nishimura
  • Patent number: 6966172
    Abstract: A gas turbine exhaust passage is realized which may suppress the radiation of strong ultra low frequency noise to the outside without amplifying the turbulence of an high speed exhaust gas flow rate or a pressure pulsation generated in a gas turbine. At least a portion of a wall of a gas turbine exhaust passage (3, 5) is formed of an acoustically transmissive material (36, 56) for allowing a low frequency noise of several tens of Hz or less to pass therethrough sufficiently. Also, the acoustically transmissive material is made of one or more of a porous material, a porous heat insulating material, a mesh having a large flow resistance, cloth or film material. Further, the acoustically transmissive material is supported by a porous plate or a frame. In a case where an acoustically transmissive material is used only for an exhaust chimney (5), the exhaust chimney (5) is supported by a rack (11). Further, a soundproof panel (12) may be attached to the rack (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2005
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaharu Nishimura, Masazumi Kataoka, Michio Matsumoto, Yoshifumi Masuda
  • Publication number: 20050188673
    Abstract: A gas turbine exhaust passage is realized which may suppress the radiation of strong ultra low frequency noise to the outside without amplifying the turbulence of an high speed exhaust gas flow rate or a pressure pulsation generated in a gas turbine. At least a portion of a wall of a gas turbine exhaust passage (3, 5) is formed of an acoustically transmissive material (36, 56) for allowing a low frequency noise of several tens of Hz or less to pass therethrough sufficiently. Also, the acoustically transmissive material is made of one or more of a porous material, a porous heat insulating material, a mesh having a large flow resistance, cloth or film material. Further, the acoustically transmissive material is supported by a porous plate or a frame. In a case where an acoustically transmissive material is used only for an exhaust chimney (5), the exhaust chimney (5) is supported by a rack (11). Further, a soundproof panel (12) may be attached to the rack (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2003
    Publication date: September 1, 2005
    Inventors: Masaharu Nishimura, Masazumi Kataoka, Michio Matsumoto, Yoshifumi Masuda
  • Patent number: 6907736
    Abstract: A gas turbine combustor in which a part or all of the wall of the combustor disposed within an intake chamber is formed as an acoustic energy absorbing member that can absorb the acoustic energy of a combustion variation generated within the combustor. The acoustic energy absorbing member is constructed of a thin corrugated plate in a circumferential direction, a high-temperature-proof perforated material, or a back plate disposed at the outside of a perforated plate in a radial direction with a distance from the perforated plate. It is also possible to provide a covering member at the outside of the acoustic energy absorbing member in a radial direction, for covering the acoustic energy absorbing member with a distance from the acoustic energy absorbing member. It is preferable that the acoustic energy-absorbing member and/or the covering member are reinforced with a frame that extends in a circumferential direction and/or a longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2005
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Keizo Ohnishi, Kazufumi Ikeda, Masaki Ono, Masaharu Nishimura, Katsunori Tanaka
  • Patent number: 6688107
    Abstract: A gas turbine combustion device comprises a plurality of combustion devices. Each combustion device has an inner cylinder and a tail cylinder in a vehicle chamber. An acoustic sleeve is provided between each inner cylinder and a corresponding outer cylinder in the vehicle chamber. An acoustic coupling effect with a vehicle chamber can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaki Ono, Masaharu Nishimura, Keizo Ohnishi, Kazufumi Ikeda, Katsunori Tanaka
  • Patent number: 6668540
    Abstract: A gas turbine exhaust passage is realized which may suppress the radiation of strong ultra low frequency noise to the outside without amplifying the turbulence of an high speed exhaust gas flow rate or a pressure pulsation generated in a gas turbine. At least a portion of a wall of a gas turbine exhaust passage (3, 5) is formed of an acoustically transmissive material (36, 56) for allowing a low frequency noise of several tens of Hz or less to pass therethrough sufficiently. Also, the acoustically transmissive material is made of one or more of a porous material, a porous heat insulating material, a mesh having a large flow resistance, cloth or film material. Further, the acoustically transmissive material is supported by a porous plate or a frame. In a case where an acoustically transmissive material is used only for an exhaust chimney (5), the exhaust chimney (5) is supported by a rack (11). Further, a soundproof panel (12) may be attached to the rack (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaharu Nishimura, Masazumi Kataoka, Michio Matsumoto, Yoshifumi Masuda
  • Publication number: 20030136101
    Abstract: A gas turbine exhaust passage is realized which may suppress the radiation of strong ultra low frequency noise to the outside without amplifying the turbulence of an high speed exhaust gas flow rate or a pressure pulsation generated in a gas turbine. At least a portion of a wall of a gas turbine exhaust passage (3, 5) is formed of an acoustically transmissive material (36, 56) for allowing a low frequency noise of several tens of Hz or less to pass therethrough sufficiently. Also, the acoustically transmissive material is made of one or more of a porous material, a porous heat insulating material, a mesh having a large flow resistance, cloth or film material. Further, the acoustically transmissive material is supported by a porous plate or a frame. In a case where an acoustically transmissive material is used only for an exhaust chimney (5), the exhaust chimney (5) is supported by a rack (11). Further, a soundproof panel (12) may be attached to the rack (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2003
    Publication date: July 24, 2003
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Masaharu Nishimura, Masazumi Kataoka, Michio Matsumoto, Yoshifumi Masuda
  • Patent number: 6594999
    Abstract: A combustor can simultaneously reduce the amount of NOx exhaust and combustion oscillation. The combustor has an internal cylinder which accommodates a premixing nozzle and an external cylinder which accommodates the internal cylinder, and includes an air flow passage which supplies air from a compressor to the premixing nozzle. The air flow passage is provided with a punched metal plate near the maximum velocity fluctuation position whereat the velocity fluctuation of the air flow increases to a maximum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigemi Mandai, Yutaka Kawata, Atsushi Maekawa, Katsunori Tanaka, Masaharu Nishimura, Soichiro Tomimoto
  • Publication number: 20030115879
    Abstract: A combustor structure of a gas turbine, in which a sheet-like vibration damper, which resonates with the air vibration in the intake chamber and absorbs the energy of the air vibration, is attached to the inner wall of the casing by an attaching member via a space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD.
    Inventors: Masaharu Nishimura, Masaki Ono, Keizo Ohnishi, Katsunori Tanaka
  • Patent number: 6539702
    Abstract: A gas turbine exhaust passage is realized which may suppress the radiation of strong ultra low frequency noise to the outside without amplifying the turbulence of an high speed exhaust gas flow rate or a pressure pulsation generated in a gas turbine. At least a portion of a wall of a gas turbine exhaust passage (3, 5) is formed of an acoustically transmissive material (36, 56) for allowing a low frequency noise of several tens of Hz or less to pass therethrough sufficiently. Also, the acoustically transmissive material is made of one or more of a porous material, a porous heat insulating material, a mesh having a large flow resistance, cloth or film material. Further, the acoustically transmissive material is supported by a porous plate or a frame. In a case where an acoustically transmissive material is used only for an exhaust chimney (5), the exhaust chimney (5) is supported by a rack (11). Further, a soundproof panel (12) may be attached to the rack (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaharu Nishimura, Masazumi Kataoka, Michio Matsumoto, Yoshifumi Masuda
  • Publication number: 20020088233
    Abstract: A gas turbine combustor in which a part or all of the wall of the combustor disposed within an intake chamber is formed as an acoustic energy absorbing member that can absorb the acoustic energy of a combustion variation generated within the combustor. The acoustic energy absorbing member is constructed of a thin corrugated plate in a circumferential direction, a high-temperature-proof perforated material, or a back plate disposed at the outside of a perforated plate in a radial direction with a distance from the perforated plate. It is also possible to provide a covering member at the outside of the acoustic energy absorbing member in a radial direction, for covering the acoustic energy absorbing member with a distance from the acoustic energy absorbing member. It is preferable that the acoustic energy-absorbing member and/or the covering member are reinforced with a frame that extends in a circumferential direction and/or a longitudinal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2001
    Publication date: July 11, 2002
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Keizo Ohnishi, Kazufumi Ikeda, Masaki Ono, Masaharu Nishimura, Katsunori Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20020078676
    Abstract: A gas turbine combustion device comprises a plurality of combustion devices. Each combustion device has an inner cylinder and a tail cylinder in a vehicle chamber. An acoustic sleeve is provided between each inner cylinder and a corresponding outer cylinder in the vehicle chamber. An acoustic coupling effect with a vehicle chamber can be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Masaki Ono, Masaharu Nishimura, Keizo Ohnishi, Kazufumi Ikeda, Katsunori Tanaka
  • Patent number: 6375918
    Abstract: A process for the continuous firing of powdered carbon which comprises firing powdered carbon continuously by feeding powdered carbon into a firing tube and applying microwaves to the top surface of a deposited layer of the powdered carbon so as to form a high-temperature fired layer within the deposited layer, and an apparatus therefor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Ota, Yasushi Mitsuyama, Masaharu Nishimura, Shinya Ishii, Naohiko Matsuda, Ichirou Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20020011070
    Abstract: This invention relates to a combustor which can simultaneously reduce an amount of NOx exhaust and combustion oscillation. The combustor comprises an internal cylinder which accommodates a premixing nozzle, and an external cylinder which accommodates the internal cylinder and includes an air flow passage which supplies air from a compressor to the premixing nozzle. The air flow passage is provided with a punched metal plate near the maximum velocity fluctuation position wherein the velocity fluctuation of the air flow is increased to the maximum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2001
    Publication date: January 31, 2002
    Inventors: Shigemi Mandai, Yutaka Kawata, Atsushi Maekawa, Katsunori Tanaka, Masaharu Nishimura, Soichiro Tomimoto
  • Publication number: 20020011065
    Abstract: A gas turbine exhaust passage is realized which may suppress the radiation of strong ultra low frequency noise to the outside without amplifying the turbulence of an high speed exhaust gas flow rate or a pressure pulsation generated in a gas turbine. At least a portion of a wall of a gas turbine exhaust passage (3, 5) is formed of an acoustically transmissive material (36, 56) for allowing a low frequency noise of several tens of Hz or less to pass therethrough sufficiently. Also, the acoustically transmissive material is made of one or more of a porous material, a porous heat insulating material, a mesh having a large flow resistance, cloth or film material. Further, the acoustically transmissive material is supported by a porous plate or a frame. In a case where an acoustically transmissive material is used only for an exhaust chimney (5), the exhaust chimney (5) is supported by a rack (11). Further, a soundproof panel (12) may be attached to the rack (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 1998
    Publication date: January 31, 2002
    Inventors: MASAHARU NISHIMURA, MASAZUMI KATAOKA, MICHIO MATSUMOTO, YOSHIFUMI MASUDA
  • Publication number: 20010046303
    Abstract: An active noise insulation wall includes an active sound reduction apparatus disposed on an upper end surface of a noise insulation wall. The active sound reduction apparatus comprises a combination of an active acoustic control cell and a sound tube. The active acoustic control cell controls a coming noise such that a diffracted sound pressure component of the coming noise at the upper end surface of the noise insulation wall is actively reduced. The sound tube decreases a sound wave of a frequency different from a target frequency of the active acoustic control cell. Thus, the active noise insulation wall can effectively reduce noises including many frequency components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2001
    Publication date: November 29, 2001
    Inventors: Keizo Ohnishi, Masaharu Nishimura, Susumu Teranishi, Takanori Arai
  • Patent number: 6117183
    Abstract: Disclosed is an interactive CAD apparatus for logic circuit packaging design, wherein provisions are made to display delay times in real time when a component is being moved, so that error-contributing components and interconnections can be easily identified and the optimum position can be easily determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2000
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Mieko Teranishi, Yoshiyuki Iwakura, Masaharu Nishimura, Akira Katsumata, Masato Ariyama