Patents by Inventor Minoru Shimatani

Minoru Shimatani 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).

  • ROTARY MACHINE AND GEARED COMPRESSOR
    Publication number: 20220128067
    Abstract: A rotary machine according to at least one embodiment is configured such that, in a region on an opposite side to a thrust collar across a key in an axial direction, a defective portion is provided on one of an outer circumferential surface of a shaft, or a surface of the shaft along a radial direction or a surface of a holding member along the radial direction, or at least a part of a section having the surface along the radial direction is formed by a material having a Young's modulus lower than a Young's modulus in another section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES COMPRESSOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuyori Yagi, Akihiro Nakaniwa, Takashi Oda, Minoru Shimatani, Jumpei Karasuda