Patents by Inventor Masakatsu Okaya

Masakatsu Okaya 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: 11859605
    Abstract: A system has a compressor for discharging compressed gas, an aftercooler for cooling the compressed gas, a first cooling liquid pathway for supplying a cooling liquid to the compressor and for cooling the cooling liquid by means of a cooling heat exchanger, and a second cooling liquid pathway for passing the cooling liquid through the aftercooler and for recovering waste heat from the cooling liquid by means of a heat recovery heat exchanger, in which the compressor system includes a first valve and a second valve disposed in a plurality of bypass pathways connecting the first cooling liquid pathway and the second cooling liquid pathway, a third valve and a fourth valve disposed in the first cooling liquid pathway, and a control unit, and in which the control unit performs first control to close the first valve and the second valve and open the third valve and the fourth valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: HITACHI INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takehiro Matsuzaka, Masakatsu Okaya
  • Publication number: 20220341426
    Abstract: A preheating heat exchanger allows heat exchange between cooling water on an outlet side of an auxiliary cooling heat exchanger and supply water that has passed through a preheating bypass path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Takehiro MATSUZAKA, Masakatsu OKAYA
  • Publication number: 20220163027
    Abstract: A system has a compressor for discharging compressed gas, an aftercooler for cooling the compressed gas, a first cooling liquid pathway for supplying a cooling liquid to the compressor and for cooling the cooling liquid by means of a cooling heat exchanger, and a second cooling liquid pathway for passing the cooling liquid through the aftercooler and for recovering waste heat from the cooling liquid by means of a heat recovery heat exchanger, in which the compressor system includes a first valve and a second valve disposed in a plurality of bypass pathways connecting the first cooling liquid pathway and the second cooling liquid pathway, a third valve and a fourth valve disposed in the first cooling liquid pathway, and a control unit, and in which the control unit performs first control to close the first valve and the second valve and open the third valve and the fourth valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Takehiro MATSUZAKA, Masakatsu OKAYA
  • Patent number: 10316841
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a compressor that includes a corrosion-resistant film formed on the surface of a casing having a complicated shape. A compressor pumps gas in a compression chamber formed by a casing, the casing is made of cast iron, and a layer made of a mixture of iron nitride and a compound of iron, nitrogen, and carbon and an oxide layer made of triiron tetraoxide are formed on the surface of the casing. Accordingly, since the corrosion resistance of the casing, which includes a film formed by a gas soft-nitriding treatment and an oxidation treatment, is improved, the generation of rust is suppressed. Therefore, it is possible to provide a compressor in which galling or sticking caused by rust occurs less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukiko Ikeda, Masakatsu Okaya, Yuuichi Yanagase
  • Patent number: 9944880
    Abstract: In order to prevent deterioration in performance of an oil-free screw compressor and scuffing caused by rust, surfaces of both male and female rotors are coated with heat-resistance coatings containing a solid lubricant. A coating contains Polyimide resin to which Molybdenum disulfide, as a solid lubricant, and Aluminum oxide and Titanium oxide, as additives, are added. Accordingly, it is possible to realize a coating that is higher in heat resistance and longer in lifetime than a conventional one.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignees: HITACHI INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS CO., LTD., KAWAMURA RESEARCH LABORATORIES, INC.
    Inventors: Yukiko Ikeda, Kazuaki Shiinoki, Masakatsu Okaya, Natsuki Kawabata, Masahiro Kawamura, Iwao Aoki
  • Patent number: 9328731
    Abstract: An oil free compressor includes a cooling fan, a low-pressure stage air-cooled heat exchanger, a high-pressure stage air-cooled heat exchanger, and a lubricating oil air-cooled heat exchanger. The cooling fan is provided independently from each of the low-pressure stage air-cooled heat exchanger, the high-pressure stage air-cooled heat exchanger, and the lubricating oil air-cooled heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiaki Yabe, Natsuki Kawabata, Masakatsu Okaya, Kohei Sakai
  • Publication number: 20160115950
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a compressor that includes a corrosion-resistant film formed on the surface of a casing having a complicated shape. A compressor pumps gas in a compression chamber formed by a casing, the casing is made of cast iron, and a layer made of a mixture of iron nitride and a compound of iron, nitrogen, and carbon and an oxide layer made of triiron tetraoxide are formed on the surface of the casing. Accordingly, since the corrosion resistance of the casing, which includes a film formed by a gas soft-nitriding treatment and an oxidation treatment, is improved, the generation of rust is suppressed. Therefore, it is possible to provide a compressor in which galling or sticking caused by rust occurs less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Yukiko IKEDA, Masakatsu OKAYA, Yuuichi YANAGASE
  • Publication number: 20140322058
    Abstract: In order to prevent deterioration in performance of an oil-free screw compressor and scuffing caused by rust, surfaces of both male and female rotors are coated with heat-resistance coatings containing a solid lubricant. A coating contains Polyimide resin to which Molybdenum disulfide, as a solid lubricant, and Aluminium oxide and Titanium oxide, as additives, are added. Accordingly, it is possible to realize a coating that is higher in heat resistance and longer in lifetime than a conventional one.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Yukiko IKEDA, Kazuaki SHIINOKI, Masakatsu OKAYA, Natsuki KAWABATA, Masahiro KAWAMURA, Iwao AOKI
  • Patent number: 8801412
    Abstract: In order to prevent deterioration in performance of an oil-free screw compressor and scuffing caused by rust, surfaces of both male and female rotors are coated with heat-resistance coatings containing a solid lubricant. A coating contains Polyimide resin to which Molybdenum disulfide, as a solid lubricant, and Aluminum oxide and Titanium oxide, as additives, are added. Accordingly, it is possible to realize a coating that is higher in heat resistance and longer in lifetime than a conventional one.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignees: Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd., Kawamura Research Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Yukiko Ikeda, Kazuaki Shiinoki, Masakatsu Okaya, Natsuki Kawabata, Masahiro Kawamura, Iwao Aoki
  • Publication number: 20130136643
    Abstract: Provided are a structure of arranging a compressor main body and a compressor driving motor at a bottom of a package; including a duct on a top side thereof; arranging an inter cooler on a left side surface of the duct; arranging an after cooler on a top surface thereof; arranging an oil cooler on a front surface thereof; arranging a cooling fan inside of the duct; providing an exhaust port on a bottom surface of the duct; and respectively providing exhaust ducts connected to a top surface of the package on downstream sides of the coolers, and a structure of cooling air suctioned by the cooling fan from the suction port to the inside of the duct, passing through the coolers, and discharged upwardly from the package via the exhaust duct, implementing a compact oil free screw compressor with low noise capable of reducing an installation area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiaki YABE, Natsuki KAWABATA, Masakatsu OKAYA, Kohei SAKAI
  • Publication number: 20120100029
    Abstract: In order to prevent deterioration in performance of an oil-free screw compressor and scuffing caused by rust, surfaces of both male and female rotors are coated with heat-resistance coatings containing a solid lubricant. A coating contains Polyimide resin to which Molybdenum disulfide, as a solid lubricant, and Aluminium oxide and Titanium oxide, as additives, are added. Accordingly, it is possible to realize a coating that is higher in heat resistance and longer in lifetime than a conventional one.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Inventors: Yukiko IKEDA, Kazuaki Shiinoki, Masakatsu Okaya, Natsuki Kawabata, Masahiro Kawamura, Iwao Aoki