Patents by Inventor Michihisa WATANABE

Michihisa WATANABE 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: 11022253
    Abstract: The present invention provides a control device that includes a first temperature detection unit that detects a partition wall temperature of a tank main body in which liquefied gas is contained, and a second temperature detection unit that detects a temperature of a skirt that supports the tank main body. The control device further includes a temperature difference acquisition unit that acquires a temperature difference between the partition wall temperature detected by the first temperature detection unit and the temperature of the skirt which is detected by the second temperature detection unit, and a determination unit that determines whether or not a joint between the tank main body and the skirt is rapidly cooled by the liquefied gas on the basis of the partition wall temperature and the temperature difference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI SHIPBUILDING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Michihisa Watanabe, Kazuhiro Hirota
  • Patent number: 10450039
    Abstract: To provide a non-spherical tank which includes: a circular cylindrical portion; a top portion disposed continuously with an upper side of the circular cylindrical portion; and a bottom portion disposed continuously with a lower side of the circular cylindrical portion, wherein the top portion includes: a spherical shell portion which is formed of a portion of a spherical body having a radius R1, and is disposed at an upper end of the top portion; and a toroidal portion which is disposed continuously with the upper side of the circular cylindrical portion and with a lower side of the spherical shell portion respectively, and is formed of a portion of a spherical body having a radius R2 smaller than the radius R1, and an expression 1.0<R/H1<1.5 is satisfied. Here, “R” denotes a radius of the circular cylindrical portion, and “H1” denotes a height of the top portion in a vertical direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI SHIPBUILDING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Okafuji, Kazuhiro Hirota, Ryusuke Takada, Michihisa Watanabe, Kazuhiro Miura
  • Publication number: 20190211974
    Abstract: The present invention provides a control device that includes a first temperature detection unit that detects a partition wall temperature of a tank main body in which liquefied gas is contained, and a second temperature detection unit that detects a temperature of a skirt that supports the tank main body. The control device further includes a temperature difference acquisition unit that acquires a temperature difference between the partition wall temperature detected by the first temperature detection unit and the temperature of the skirt which is detected by the second temperature detection unit, and a determination unit that determines whether or not a joint between the tank main body and the skirt is rapidly cooled by the liquefied gas on the basis of the partition wall temperature and the temperature difference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Michihisa WATANABE, Kazuhiro HIROTA
  • Publication number: 20180072387
    Abstract: To provide a non-spherical tank which includes: a circular cylindrical portion; a top portion disposed continuously with an upper side of the circular cylindrical portion; and a bottom portion disposed continuously with a lower side of the circular cylindrical portion, wherein the top portion includes: a spherical shell portion which is formed of a portion of a spherical body having a radius R1, and is disposed at an upper end of the top portion; and a toroidal portion which is disposed continuously with the upper side of the circular cylindrical portion and with a lower side of the spherical shell portion respectively, and is formed of a portion of a spherical body having a radius R2 smaller than the radius R1, and an expression 1.0<R/H1<1.5 is satisfied. Here, “R” denotes a radius of the circular cylindrical portion, and “H1” denotes a height of the top portion in a vertical direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Takashi OKAFUJI, Kazuhiro HIROTA, Ryusuke TAKADA, Michihisa WATANABE, Kazuhiro MIURA
  • Patent number: 9868493
    Abstract: Provided is an independent tank, and a manufacturing method therefor, for which local bending stress occurring on the vicinity of a boundary portion (welded portion) can be reduced without increasing plate thickness. An independent tank has at least one curvature change portion in which the curvature along the axial direction of plate members that form the tank changes along the axial direction. Both the inner peripheral surface and the outer peripheral surface of the plate member on the small curvature side are not flush with respect to the inner peripheral surface and the outer peripheral surface of the plate member on the large curvature side. The plate thickness center of the plate member on the small curvature side is offset toward the radial direction inner side or the radial direction outer side with respect to the plate thickness center of the plate on the large curvature side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hirotomo Ohtsuka, Satoshi Miyazaki, Michihisa Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20160068235
    Abstract: Provided is an independent tank, and a manufacturing method therefor, for which local bending stress occurring on the vicinity of a boundary portion (welded portion) can be reduced without increasing plate thickness. An independent tank has at least one curvature change portion in which the curvature along the axial direction of plate members that form the tank changes along the axial direction. Both the inner peripheral surface and the outer peripheral surface of the plate member on the small curvature side are not flush with respect to the inner peripheral surface and the outer peripheral surface of the plate member on the large curvature side. The plate thickness center of the plate member on the small curvature side is offset toward the radial direction inner side or the radial direction outer side with respect to the plate thickness center of the plate on the large curvature side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Hirotomo OHTSUKA, Satoshi MIYAZAKI, Michihisa WATANABE