Patents by Inventor Oki TAKAYAMA

Oki TAKAYAMA 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).

  • Ornithopter
    Patent number: 9745057
    Abstract: An ornithopter includes a main wing mounted on a fuselage. The main wing includes a main spar extending outwardly from the fuselage, and a rib extending rearwardly from the main spar. The rib has an S-shaped camber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Kuroda, Tomoyuki Mori, Kazuya Hattori, Masato Tahara, Oki Takayama
  • Ornithopter
    Patent number: 9745058
    Abstract: An ornithopter includes a main wing mounted on a fuselage, and a control system configured to control a flapping motion of the main wing. The main wing includes an inner spar, an outer spar, and a wrist portion disposed between the inner spar and the outer spar and which varies a bending angle, which is a relative angle between the inner spar and the outer spar, within a predetermined angle range. The control system includes an actuator which performs a raising motion and a lowering motion of the inner spar by moving the inner spar in an upward direction and in a downward direction, an angle sensor which measures the bending angle, and a control unit which controls the actuator to move the inner spar in response to the measured bending angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Kuroda, Tomoyuki Mori, Kazuya Hattori, Masato Tahara, Oki Takayama
  • ORNITHOPTER
    Publication number: 20160009389
    Abstract: An ornithopter includes a main wing mounted on a fuselage, and a control system configured to control a flapping motion of the main wing. The main wing includes an inner spar, an outer spar, and a wrist portion disposed between the inner spar and the outer spar and which varies a bending angle, which is a relative angle between the inner spar and the outer spar, within a predetermined angle range. The control system includes an actuator which performs a raising motion and a lowering motion of the inner spar by moving the inner spar in an upward direction and in a downward direction, an angle sensor which measures the bending angle, and a control unit which controls the actuator to move the inner spar in response to the measured bending angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi KURODA, Tomoyuki MORI, Kazuya HATTORI, Masato TAHARA, Oki TAKAYAMA
  • ORNITHOPTER
    Publication number: 20150353193
    Abstract: An ornithopter includes a main wing mounted on a fuselage. The main wing includes a main spar extending outwardly from the fuselage, and a rib extending rearwardly from the main spar. The rib has an S-shaped camber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2014
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Satoshi KURODA, Tomoyuki MORI, Kazuya HATTORI, Masato TAHARA, Oki TAKAYAMA