Patents by Inventor Mumetoshi Kuroyanagi

Mumetoshi Kuroyanagi 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: 20080199746
    Abstract: An object is to provide a fuel cell system having a simple structure, which is capable of supplying gas appropriately through an ejector in accordance with the load of a fuel cell. The fuel cell system (1) uses an ejector (24) disposed in a gas supply system (4) to combine a new gas to be supplied to the fuel cell (2) with an off-gas discharged from the fuel cell (2) and supply the fuel cell (2) with the resulting combined gas. The ejector (24) includes a nozzle (46) for ejecting the new gas and generating a negative pressure for aspirating the off-gas, and a flow rate control mechanism (47) for controlling the flow rate of the new gas which passes through the nozzle (46). A first flow path (81) for leading the off-gas to the flow rate control mechanism (47) is provided in the gas supply system (4), and the flow rate control mechanism (47) controls the flow rate of the new gas in accordance with the pressure of the off-gas led from the first flow path (81).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2005
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomoyoshi Kobayashi, Norio Yamagishi, Takashi Mishima, Mumetoshi Kuroyanagi