Patents by Inventor Paul Takao Furuta

Paul Takao Furuta 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: 9133283
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wind power plant comprising a vertically disposed shaft (2), a rotor with a number of straight or slightly curved blades (3, 4) which are parallel to the shaft (2); said rotor rotates round the shaft (2) whereby at least, one rotor blade (3, 4) which is disposed on the side facing the shaft (2) has a strip (5), which, in turn, is parallel to the shaft and projects from the surface of the rotor-blade (3, 4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Patrick Wenliang Yang, Wendy Wen-Ling Lin, Paul Takao Furuta
  • Publication number: 20120322909
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wind power plant comprising a vertically disposed shaft (2), a rotor with a number of straight or slightly curved blades (3, 4) which are parallel to the shaft (2); said rotor rotates round the shaft (2) whereby at least, one rotor blade (3, 4) which is disposed on the side facing the shaft (2) has a strip (5), which, in turn, is parallel to the shaft and projects from the surface of the rotor-blade (3, 4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: WENLIANG PATRICK YANG, WENDY WEN-LING LIN, PAUL TAKAO FURUTA
  • Patent number: 8048981
    Abstract: Disclosed are thermally curable compositions comprising at least one cyclic ether, an initiator selected from the group consisting of an iodonium salt, a sulfonium salt, an acylium salt, a tropylium salt, an oxonium salt, and combinations thereof, and a catalyst having structure Pd(Q)2, wherein Q is at least one ligand selected from the group consisting of a carboxylate, a halide, a ketoester, an ester, a ketone, an hydroxyl, and combinations thereof. Disclosed also are methods of curing the thermally curable compositions, and articles made therefrom. Curing methods comprise heating the composition to a suitable temperature for a period of time. Articles may comprise coated articles, shaped articles or shaped components. Compositions and methods may also be used for composite repair applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Paul Takao Furuta, Michael Joseph O'Brien
  • Publication number: 20080051553
    Abstract: Disclosed are thermally curable compositions comprising at least one cyclic ether, an initiator selected from the group consisting of an iodonium salt, a sulfonium salt, an acylium salt, a tropylium salt, an oxonium salt, and combinations thereof, and a catalyst having structure Pd(Q)2, wherein Q is at least one ligand selected from the group consisting of a carboxylate, a halide, a ketoester, an ester, a ketone, an hydroxyl, and combinations thereof. Disclosed also are methods of curing the thermally curable compositions, and articles made therefrom. Curing methods comprise heating the composition to a suitable temperature for a period of time. Articles may comprise coated articles, shaped articles or shaped components. Compositions and methods may also be used for composite repair applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2006
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Inventors: Paul Takao Furuta, Michael Joseph O'Brien