Patents by Inventor Shigekazu AOYAMA

Shigekazu AOYAMA 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).

  • THRUST FOIL BEARING
    Publication number: 20230366429
    Abstract: A thrust foil bearing includes: a base plate including an insertion hole through which a shaft is inserted, and a supporting surface expanding in a direction orthogonal to an axial direction of the insertion hole; a step member placed on the supporting surface and formed of a different body from the base plate; and a back foil extending in a circumferential direction of the insertion hole and in which one part of the back foil is supported by the supporting surface and another part of the back foil next to the one part in the circumferential direction is supported by the step member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: IHI Corporation
    Inventors: Tsutomu IIDA, Seiichiro YOSHINAGA, Masahiro NAKAJIMA, Shigekazu AOYAMA, Naomichi OMORI