Patents by Inventor Ryusuke TAKADA

Ryusuke TAKADA 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).

  • Non-spherical tank and liquefied gas carrier ship equipped with the non-spherical tanks
    Patent number: 10450039
    Abstract: To provide a non-spherical tank which includes: a circular cylindrical portion; a top portion disposed continuously with an upper side of the circular cylindrical portion; and a bottom portion disposed continuously with a lower side of the circular cylindrical portion, wherein the top portion includes: a spherical shell portion which is formed of a portion of a spherical body having a radius R1, and is disposed at an upper end of the top portion; and a toroidal portion which is disposed continuously with the upper side of the circular cylindrical portion and with a lower side of the spherical shell portion respectively, and is formed of a portion of a spherical body having a radius R2 smaller than the radius R1, and an expression 1.0<R/H1<1.5 is satisfied. Here, “R” denotes a radius of the circular cylindrical portion, and “H1” denotes a height of the top portion in a vertical direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI SHIPBUILDING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Okafuji, Kazuhiro Hirota, Ryusuke Takada, Michihisa Watanabe, Kazuhiro Miura
  • NON-SPHERICAL TANK AND LIQUEFIED GAS CARRIER SHIP EQUIPPED WITH THE NON-SPHERICAL TANKS
    Publication number: 20180072387
    Abstract: To provide a non-spherical tank which includes: a circular cylindrical portion; a top portion disposed continuously with an upper side of the circular cylindrical portion; and a bottom portion disposed continuously with a lower side of the circular cylindrical portion, wherein the top portion includes: a spherical shell portion which is formed of a portion of a spherical body having a radius R1, and is disposed at an upper end of the top portion; and a toroidal portion which is disposed continuously with the upper side of the circular cylindrical portion and with a lower side of the spherical shell portion respectively, and is formed of a portion of a spherical body having a radius R2 smaller than the radius R1, and an expression 1.0<R/H1<1.5 is satisfied. Here, “R” denotes a radius of the circular cylindrical portion, and “H1” denotes a height of the top portion in a vertical direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Takashi OKAFUJI, Kazuhiro HIROTA, Ryusuke TAKADA, Michihisa WATANABE, Kazuhiro MIURA