Patents by Inventor Mitsuo Hirotomi

Mitsuo Hirotomi 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).

  • Publication number: 20110123905
    Abstract: A fuel container for fuel cells is equipped with a container main body, containing liquid fuel therein to be supplied to a fuel cell, equipped with a connecting port, for connecting with the fuel cell or a pressure adjusting device, and extruding means, for extruding the liquid fuel. The fuel container is also equipped with a partitioning member, which is slidably provided within the container main body, for partitioning the interior of the container main body into a fuel storage chamber, in which the liquid fuel is contained, and an extruding means housing chamber, in which the extruding means is housed. The fuel container is further equipped with a valve provided in the connecting port, for enabling or preventing the flow of the liquid fuel. The frictional force generated at the surfaces of the connector main body and the partitioning member, which are in sliding contact, is 10N or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2006
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: TOKAI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuaki Nakamura, Hideto Usui, Satoshi Komiyama, Mitsuo Hirotomi
  • Publication number: 20110048553
    Abstract: A pressure regulator includes a housing having an inlet port through which pressurized fluid at a primary pressure is supplied, and a discharge port through which pressurized fluid at a secondary pressure lower than the primary pressure is discharged, and at the same time having a flow passage formed therein to extend from the inlet port to the discharge port, and a pressure control mechanism which is disposed on the flow passage to reduce the primary pressure to the secondary pressure. The pressure control mechanism includes a movable body including a diaphragm which is displaced in response to change in the pressure of the fluid and the movable body is provided with an abutment portion which is brought into abutment against a part of the housing to prevent the movable body from being excessively displaced when the primary pressure becomes excessively high.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2006
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: TOKAI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuaki Nakamura, Hideto Usui, Satoshi Kamiyama, Mitsuo Hirotomi
  • Publication number: 20080314462
    Abstract: A pressure regulator, comprising a pressure regulating mechanism and a connector. A supply connecting tool (3) supplying a pressurized fluid to a body part (11) with the built-in pressure regulating mechanism (5) is connected to the connector (2) to secure excellent pressure regulating function by preventing the pressure regulating function from being affected by the connecting operation of the connecting tool and supply a fluid to stop the reverse flow of fluid caused by the attaching/detaching operations of the connecting tool. The connector (2) comprises a link member (544) openably operating a valve mechanism (6) according to the connecting operation of the supply connecting tool (3). The pressure regulating mechanism (5) comprises a pressure regulating valve (55) operated according to the deviation of a diaphragm (52) to regulate the pressurized fluid to a secondary pressure. The link member (544) is formed separately from the pressure regulating valve (55).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2005
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Inventors: Yasuaki Nakamura, Hideto Usui, Satoshi Komiyama, Mitsuo Hirotomi