Patents by Inventor Mitsuru Saeki

Mitsuru Saeki 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: 11939021
    Abstract: A motorcycle includes a camera stay, a camera, a vibration reduction cover, and an attachment cover. The camera photographs the front area of the motorcycle. The vibration reduction cover is made of the elastic material and covers at least two surfaces of the camera facing each other. The attachment cover holds the camera via the vibration reduction cover and is attached to the camera stay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke Saeki, Shinji Ikeda, Mitsuru Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 11852294
    Abstract: Provided is a diagnosis technique with high reliability when a state of lubricating oil of a rotary machine such as a wind power generator is diagnosed by a state monitoring sensor. A diagnosis system of lubricating oil includes a lubricating oil utilization device, a lubricating oil tank for storing lubricating oil to be supplied to the lubricating oil utilization device, and a sensor which measures characteristics of the lubricating oil. In this system, the state of the lubricating oil is diagnosed by using sensor data obtained after a time required for air bubbles in the lubricating oil generated at the time of use of the device disappear elapses since the lubricating oil utilization device is regularly or irregularly stopped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Kyoko Kojima, Mitsuru Saeki, Shinichiro Aikawa
  • Publication number: 20220316653
    Abstract: Provided is a diagnosis technique with high reliability when a state of lubricating oil of a rotary machine such as a wind power generator is diagnosed by a state monitoring sensor. A diagnosis system of lubricating oil includes a lubricating oil utilization device, a lubricating oil tank for storing lubricating oil to be supplied to the lubricating oil utilization device, and a sensor which measures characteristics of the lubricating oil. In this system, the state of the lubricating oil is diagnosed by using sensor data obtained after a time required for air bubbles in the lubricating oil generated at the time of use of the device disappear elapses since the lubricating oil utilization device is regularly or irregularly stopped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Kyoko KOJIMA, Mitsuru SAEKI, Shinichiro AIKAWA
  • Patent number: 11209357
    Abstract: A method for diagnosing the deterioration of a lubricant, and a system and method for monitoring a lubricant of a rotating machine are capable of diagnosing the deterioration of an additive to a lubricant. The concentration of the additive to the lubricant is obtained by using chromaticity data obtained on the basis of measurement data from an optical sensor, and, on the basis thereof, the deterioration of the lubricant is diagnosed. In addition, the system for monitoring the lubricant is provided with an optical sensor, an input device, a processing device, a storage device, and an output device. The storage device stores, in a time series, the concentration of the additive to the lubricant, which is obtained with the optical sensor, and the processing device estimates the time at which the concentration of the additive reaches a threshold value on the basis of concentration data of the additive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Kyoko Kojima, Mitsuru Saeki, Shinichiro Aikawa, Yasuki Kita
  • Publication number: 20200292450
    Abstract: A method for diagnosing the deterioration of a lubricant, and a system and method for monitoring a lubricant of a rotating machine are capable of diagnosing the deterioration of an additive to a lubricant. The concentration of the additive to the lubricant is obtained by using chromaticity data obtained on the basis of measurement data from an optical sensor, and, on the basis thereof, the deterioration of the lubricant is diagnosed. In addition, the system for monitoring the lubricant is provided with an optical sensor, an input device, a processing device, a storage device, and an output device. The storage device stores, in a time series, the concentration of the additive to the lubricant, which is obtained with the optical sensor, and the processing device estimates the time at which the concentration of the additive reaches a threshold value on the basis of concentration data of the additive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Kyoko KOJIMA, Mitsuru SAEKI, Shinichiro AIKAWA, Yasuki KITA
  • Patent number: 10280901
    Abstract: A wind power generation system comprising: a wind power generation equipment having a rotor which is operative to convert energy of received wind to rotational energy, a rotatable nacelle which supports the rotor, a tower which supports the rotatable nacelle, a floating body which supports the tower and at least a part of the floating body is positioned above the surface of the sea, a fixing member which is installed or fixed on the sea bed, a mooring member which couples the floating body and the fixing member, wherein the mooring member is coupled to the floating body at place upward of the center of gravity of the floating body and the wind power generation equipment, and the floating body is practically supported by one fixing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuru Saeki, Takashi Shiraishi, Junichi Sugino
  • Patent number: 10125742
    Abstract: A wind power generation system according to the invention includes: blades configured to receive wind to rotate; a nacelle supporting a load from the blades; a tower supporting the nacelle; a hub supporting the blades and configured to be rotated with the blades; a rotary main shaft configured to be rotated with the rotation of the hub; a gearbox connected to the rotary main shaft and configured to increase a speed of the rotation; and a generator configured to be driven at the rotation speed increased by the gearbox. The rotary main shaft is connected directly to the hub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kohei Tanaka, Ikuo Tobinaga, Mitsuru Saeki
  • Publication number: 20180258916
    Abstract: The present invention is intended to provide a blade for wind power generation or a wind power generation device that can measure the quantity of blade deformation with a simple structure while enhancing the reliability of structure. The blade includes a front tip part 10, a rear tip part 11, and a spar cap 17 configured to contain a fiber reinforcing layer, a shell core 18c arranged at least between the front tip part 10 and the spar caps 17 or between the rear tip part 11 and the spar caps 17, and a non-conductor sensor 12, wherein a concave is formed in a surface of the shell core 18c and the non-conductor sensor 12, and the non-conductor sensor 12 is arranged in the concave.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Takahiko SAWADA, Mitsuru SAEKI
  • Publication number: 20180258917
    Abstract: To provide a wind turbine blade or a wind power generation device provided with a strain detecting system having a high level of soundness. The blade includes a structural material constituting the blade, plural optical fibers 15A and 15B arranged within or on a surface of the structural material, and an optical cable 16A that connects adjacent ones of the optical fiber sensors, and a length of the optical cable 16A is longer than the shortest distance between the adjacent optical fiber sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Ryo UETA, Mitsuru SAEKI
  • Publication number: 20180058426
    Abstract: The purpose is to provide a wind farm that is capable of increasing power generation output or a control method of a wind farm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Shinichi KONDOU, Masachika NAKATANI, Tomomichi ITO, Mitsuru SAEKI, Kiyoshi SAKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20160177927
    Abstract: A wind power generation system comprising: a wind power generation equipment having a rotor which is operative to convert energy of received wind to rotational energy, a nacelle which supports the rotor rotatably, a tower which supports the nacelle rotatably, a floating body which supports the tower and at least a part of itself is positioned above the surface of the sea, a fixing member which is installed or fixed on the sea bed, a mooring member which couples the floating body and the fixing member, wherein the mooring member is coupled to the floating body at place upward of the center of gravity of the floating body and the wind power generation equipment, and the floating body is practically supported by one fixing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Mitsuru SAEKI, Takashi SHIRAISHI, Junichi SUGINO
  • Publication number: 20150064007
    Abstract: A wind power generation system according to the invention includes: blades configured to receive wind to rotate; a nacelle supporting a load from the blades; a tower supporting the nacelle; a hub supporting the blades and configured to be rotated with the blades; a rotary main shaft configured to be rotated with the rotation of the hub; a gearbox connected to the rotary main shaft and configured to increase a speed of the rotation; and a generator configured to be driven at the rotation speed increased by the gearbox. The rotary main shaft is connected directly to the hub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Kohei TANAKA, Ikuo TOBINAGA, Mitsuru SAEKI
  • Publication number: 20140310958
    Abstract: Provided is an assembly method of a wind power generation system that can enhance the safety of an assembly work, and which can reduce a working time. In order to solve the above problem, the assembly method of a wind power generation system of the present invention includes assembly of the wind power generation system which includes a rotor with a hub and blades, a nacelle for accommodating therein at least a generator connected to the rotor via a main shaft connected to the hub, and a tower supporting the nacelle on a top portion thereof, and having an opposite side thereof to the top portion fixed to a foundation, the tower including separated tower parts. When assembling the wind power generation system, the nacelle and the tower are laterally assembled together by using a carriage, and the rotor is fixed to the laterally-facing nacelle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Juhyun YU, Mitsuru SAEKI, Takahiko SANO, Kouhei TANAKA, Shingo INAMURA
  • Publication number: 20140308129
    Abstract: Provided is a wind power generation system that is less likely to change its cooling performance depending on the wind direction. In order to solve the above problem, the wind power generation system of the invention includes blades adapted to rotate upon receiving wind, a generator for performing a power generating operation by rotating a rotor together with rotation of the blades, a nacelle for supporting the blades via a main shaft, a tower for rotatably supporting the nacelle, a power conditioning system or transformer accommodated in the tower, and a plurality of radiators disposed on an outer peripheral side of the tower for cooling the power conditioning system or the transformer. The radiators positioned substantially at the same height are arranged at substantially equal intervals in a circumferential direction of the tower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigehisa FUNABASHI, Shingo INAMURA, Yasushi SHIGENAGA, Mitsuru SAEKI
  • Patent number: 8716878
    Abstract: A downwind type wind turbine having a transformer stored in a support post or in a nacelle includes the nacelle which supports a rotor and stores therein a generator, a support post which supports the nacelle and a main transformer disposed between the generator and an electric power system and the main transformer is stored in the nacelle or in the support post.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Matsunobu, Mitsuru Saeki, Tsutomu Hasegawa, Hiroshi Kato
  • Publication number: 20140091571
    Abstract: A wind turbine system includes a tower, a nacelle which is supported on the tower, a plurality of blades which are rotatably supported to the nacelle via a hub, and a generator which generates electricity by rotating the blades, wherein in case the tower shifts from vertical direction, the wind turbine system is controlled so that a force with an opposite direction to the tower shifting direction is added by wind.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi HASHIMOTO, Mitsuru SAEKI, Shigeo YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20120057976
    Abstract: A downwind type wind turbine having a transformer stored in a support post or in a nacelle includes the nacelle which supports a rotor and stores therein a generator, a support post which supports the nacelle and a main transformer disposed between the generator and an electric power system and the main transformer is stored in the nacelle or in the support post.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicants: Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Matsunobu, Mitsuru Saeki, Tsutomu Hasegawa, Hiroshi Kato
  • Patent number: 8049378
    Abstract: The invention aims at providing a forced cooling rotary electric machine capable of bringing temperature distribution close to a designed temperature distribution and avoiding becoming a larger size, and employs a wedge formed with ventilation grooves and a wedge not formed with the ventilation grooves to regulate the flow rates of cooling gas passing through air ducts, so that the cooling gas supplied to a part of a stator core, in which temperature is low, can be caused to flow positively to a part in which the temperature is high and the temperature distribution in the axial direction of the stator core can be uniformized. As a result, the temperature distribution in the axial direction of the stator core can be brought close to a designed temperature distribution, and a forced cooling rotary electric machine that need not be made larger in size with a margin can be obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Hattori, Tadaaki Kakimoto, Akitomi Semba, Mitsuru Saeki, Mitsunori Sezaki, Takashi Shibata
  • Patent number: 7939977
    Abstract: A rotor for a rotary electrical device to be arranged to face to a stator, comprises a rotor iron core extending axially and including a plurality of slots arranged with a predetermined circumferential interval, a rotor coil contained by the slots, a coil support member of electrically insulating property arranged between parts of the rotor coil at an axial end of the rotor coil, and a retaining ring covering the coil support member and the axial end of the rotor coil, the coil support member has two fitted portions and a connecting portion connecting the fitted portions to each other to form H-shape of cross section and to form a space between the rotor coil and each of opposite sides of the connecting portion, and the coil support member further has a communicating path communicating to the spaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Hattori, Tadaaki Kakimoto, Akitomi Semba, Mitsuru Saeki, Takashi Shibata, Manabu Suzuki, Naomi Okamoto
  • Publication number: 20110101801
    Abstract: The invention aims at providing a forced cooling rotary electric machine capable of bringing temperature distribution close to a designed temperature distribution and avoiding becoming a larger size, and employs a wedge formed with ventilation grooves and a wedge not formed with the ventilation grooves to regulate the flow rates of cooling gas passing through air ducts, so that the cooling gas supplied to a part of a stator core, in which temperature is low, can be caused to flow positively to a part in which the temperature is high and the temperature distribution in the axial direction of the stator core can be uniformized. As a result, the temperature distribution in the axial direction of the stator core can be brought close to a designed temperature distribution, and a forced cooling rotary electric machine that need not be made larger in size with a margin can be obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2011
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Inventors: Kenichi Hattori, Tadaaki Kakimoto, Akitomi Semba, Mitsuru Saeki, Mitsunori Sezaki, Takashi Shibata