Patents by Inventor Masao Oku

Masao Oku 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: 11799118
    Abstract: A fuel cell system includes a reformer, fuel cell stacks, and an exhaust-gas combustor. The reformer has a tubular shape extending in an axial direction and reforms raw fuel into combustion gas. The fuel cell stacks generate electric power from the fuel gas and oxidant gas. The fuel cell stacks are arranged radially outward of the reformer in a circumferential direction to face the reformer in a radial direction. The exhaust-gas combustor burns fuel gas that is not used and included in exhaust gas from the fuel cell stacks. The exhaust-gas combustor is arranged radially inward of the reformer to face the reformer in the radial direction. Each fuel cell stack includes flat plate type cells stacked in the radial direction. This achieves downsizing of the fuel cell system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: HITACHI ZOSEN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhide Okazaki, Yoshinobu Takaki, Kotaro Yagi, Masato Kawami, Takashi Ogawa, Naohiro Nakataya, Masao Oku
  • Patent number: 11735757
    Abstract: A fuel cell system includes a reformer, fuel cell stacks, and an exhaust-gas combustor. The reformer has a tubular shape extending in an axial direction and reforms raw fuel into combustion gas. The fuel cell stacks generate electric power from the fuel gas and oxidant gas. The fuel cell stacks are arranged radially outward of the reformer in a circumferential direction to face the reformer in a radial direction. The exhaust-gas combustor burns fuel gas that is not used and included in exhaust gas from the fuel cell stacks. The exhaust-gas combustor is arranged radially inward of the reformer to face the reformer in the radial direction. Each fuel cell stack includes flat plate type cells stacked in the radial direction. This achieves downsizing of the fuel cell system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: HITACHI ZOSEN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhide Okazaki, Yoshinobu Takaki, Kotaro Yagi, Masato Kawami, Takashi Ogawa, Naohiro Nakataya, Masao Oku
  • Publication number: 20220293992
    Abstract: A fuel cell system includes a reformer, fuel cell stacks, and an exhaust-gas combustor. The reformer has a tubular shape extending in an axial direction and reforms raw fuel into combustion gas. The fuel cell stacks generate electric power from the fuel gas and oxidant gas. The fuel cell stacks are arranged radially outward of the reformer in a circumferential direction to face the reformer in a radial direction. The exhaust-gas combustor burns fuel gas that is not used and included in exhaust gas from the fuel cell stacks. The exhaust-gas combustor is arranged radially inward of the reformer to face the reformer in the radial direction. Each fuel cell stack includes flat plate type cells stacked in the radial direction. This achieves downsizing of the fuel cell system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Yasuhide OKAZAKI, Yoshinobu TAKAKI, Kotaro YAGI, Masato KAWAMI, Takashi OGAWA, Naohiro NAKATAYA, Masao OKU
  • Patent number: 4779143
    Abstract: A luminance signal Y and two color difference signals (R-Y), (B-Y) are separated from a color video signal. A color difference time division multiplex (TDM) signal is produced from the two color difference signals by a time base compression and time base multiplexing. A burst signal is added on the luminance signal and the color difference TDM signal as a time base information. The color difference TDM signal is recorded on an inner area of a disc. The luminance signal which has a wide signal band is recorded on an outer area of a disc which has a good frequency response characteristic. By separate recording of the two kinds of signals, a high resolution is obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1986
    Date of Patent: October 18, 1988
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masao Oku, Isao Saito