Patents by Inventor Norihisa SHIBASAKI

Norihisa SHIBASAKI 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: 11456473
    Abstract: A reformer of the present disclosure includes a reformer body having a cylindrical shape that carries out a reforming reaction by a raw fuel gas and water supplied thereto, the reformer body including therein a vaporization portion which generates steam and a reforming portion which reacts the steam generated in the vaporization portion with the raw fuel gas to generate a reformed gas, at least one of a convex portion and a rough portion having a higher degree of surface roughness than that of other portions, being disposed on at least one of an inner circumferential surface and an outer circumferential surface of the reformer body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignees: KYOCERA CORPORATION, DAINICHI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shunsuke Shintani, Naruto Takahashi, Norihisa Shibasaki, Naoki Yokoo
  • Publication number: 20190245229
    Abstract: A reformer of the present disclosure includes a reformer body having a cylindrical shape that carries out a reforming reaction by a raw fuel gas and water supplied thereto, the reformer body including therein a vaporization portion which generates steam and a reforming portion which reacts the steam generated in the vaporization portion with the raw fuel gas to generate a reformed gas, at least one of a convex portion and a rough portion having a higher degree of surface roughness than that of other portions, being disposed on at least one of an inner circumferential surface and an outer circumferential surface of the reformer body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Applicants: KYOCERA CORPORATION, DAINICHI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shunsuke SHINTANI, Naruto TAKAHASHI, Norihisa SHIBASAKI, Naoki YOKOO
  • Publication number: 20150093666
    Abstract: There is provided a reformer support structure for a fuel cell module, the fuel cell module including a fuel cell body which includes a cell stack and a reformer disposed above the cell stack, and a housing which contains the fuel cell body. The reformer support structure includes a first member which includes a first engagement portion and is attached to the housing and a second member which includes a second engagement portion and is attached to the reformer. The reformer is supported by the housing by engaging the second engagement portion with the first engagement portion, an engagement part where the second engagement portion is engaged with the first engagement portion is provided above a bottom of the reformer, and the second engagement portion is slidable on the first engagement portion in a direction of thermal expansion of the reformer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Satoru YAMAMOTO, Yasushi MIZUNO, Norihisa SHIBASAKI, Hiroki OGURO