Patents by Inventor Shinji Akamatsu

Shinji Akamatsu 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: 11852343
    Abstract: A combustor component of a combustor for combusting fuel to produce a combustion gas includes a combustion cylinder forming a passage for the combustion gas, a first acoustic device which internally includes a first cavity communicating with the passage via a first through hole formed in the combustion cylinder, a second acoustic device which is located on a radially outer side of the first acoustic device so as to cover the first acoustic device, and internally includes a second cavity communicating with the passage via a second through hole formed in the combustion cylinder, and a first communication passage causing the first cavity and an outer space of the combustion cylinder to communicate with each other without via the first through hole and the second cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Shinji Akamatsu, Kenji Sato, Naoki Abe, Taiki Kinoshita, Hiroki Shibata, Norihiko Motoyama
  • Publication number: 20230332771
    Abstract: A gas turbine combustor according to at least one embodiment is a gas turbine combustor that includes: a tubular member; a plurality of premixing tubes circumferentially arranged on an inner side of the tubular member, each of the plurality of premixing tubes forming an outlet portion of a premixing passage; and a base plate for supporting the plurality of premixing tubes. The base plate has: a plurality of through holes disposed corresponding to the plurality of premixing tubes, respectively, and allowing the premixing passage to pass through the base plate; and a plurality of oblique holes extending obliquely with respect to an axial direction of the gas turbine combustor in a region different from a region where the through holes are disposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Shinji AKAMATSU, Naoki ABE, Satoshi TAKIGUCHI, Kei INOUE
  • Patent number: 11785166
    Abstract: An image forming system includes: a transmission terminal; a reception terminal; and an image forming apparatus. The transmission terminal i) selects the reception terminal transmitting image data and outputs selection information, ii) receives terminal position information of the reception terminal and apparatus position information of the image forming apparatus, iii) acquires the terminal position information and the apparatus position information, vi) authenticates the reception terminal and the image forming apparatus based on the terminal position information and the apparatus position information, and outputs authentication information, and v) transmits job data based on the authentication information. The reception terminal i) acquires terminal position information based on the selection information, and ii) transmits the terminal position information. The image forming apparatus forms an image of the job data on a sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventor: Shinji Akamatsu
  • Patent number: 11747017
    Abstract: The upstream-side wall portion 54 includes, in the circumferential direction thereof, a first region 31 where air inlets 30 are formed at a lower density, and a second region 32 which is disposed at a position offset from the first region 31 in the circumferential direction, and in which the air inlets 30 are formed at a higher density than in the first region 31.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Matsumura, Naoki Abe, Kenji Sato, Shinji Akamatsu, Kenta Taniguchi, Satoshi Takiguchi
  • Publication number: 20230247166
    Abstract: An image forming system includes: a transmission terminal; a reception terminal; and an image forming apparatus. The transmission terminal i) selects the reception terminal transmitting image data and outputs selection information, ii) receives terminal position information of the reception terminal and apparatus position information of the image forming apparatus, iii) acquires the terminal position information and the apparatus position information, vi) authenticates the reception terminal and the image forming apparatus based on the terminal position information and the apparatus position information, and outputs authentication information, and v) transmits job data based on the authentication information. The reception terminal i) acquires terminal position information based on the selection information, and ii) transmits the terminal position information. The image forming apparatus forms an image of the job data on a sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventor: Shinji AKAMATSU
  • Publication number: 20230228421
    Abstract: A fuel injector has a body extending in an axial direction. The body includes: an axial passage formed so as to extend in the axial direction; a radial passage formed so as to communicate at one end with the axial passage and to open at another end to an outer surface of the body; and an internal passage including a first opening and a second opening open to the outer surface, and formed so as to extend inside the body from the first opening to the second opening. The first opening and the second opening are located opposite to each other across a third opening, through which the radial passage opens to the outer surface, in a circumferential direction centered on an axis of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Kiyoshi FUJIMOTO, Shinichi FUKUBA, Mitsuhiro NAKAO, Yoshikazu MATSUMURA, Kota YOSHINO, Satoshi TAKIGUCHI, Sosuke NAKAMURA, Shinji AKAMATSU
  • Publication number: 20220373180
    Abstract: A combustor component of a combustor for combusting fuel to produce a combustion gas includes a combustion cylinder forming a passage for the combustion gas, a first acoustic device which internally includes a first cavity communicating with the passage via a first through hole formed in the combustion cylinder, a second acoustic device which is located on a radially outer side of the first acoustic device so as to cover the first acoustic device, and internally includes a second cavity communicating with the passage via a second through hole formed in the combustion cylinder, and a first communication passage causing the first cavity and an outer space of the combustion cylinder to communicate with each other without via the first through hole and the second cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Shinji AKAMATSU, Kenji SATO, Naoki ABE, Taiki KINOSHITA, Hiroki SHIBATA, Norihiko MOTOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20220228530
    Abstract: A tail pipe (50) comprises: a pipe (51); an acoustic attenuator (61) that forms an acoustic space (Ss) on the outer peripheral side of the pipe (51); and a cooling air jacket (65) that forms a cooling air space (Sa) isolated from the outer space (So), which is the space on the outer peripheral side of the pipe (51). The pipe (51) has: a first air flow path (56) that is formed between the outer peripheral surface (55o) and the inner peripheral surface (55i); and an acoustic hole (59) that penetrates from the acoustic space (Ss) to a combustion space (Sc), which is a space on the inner peripheral side of the pipe (51c). The first air flow path (56) has: an inlet (56i) that faces into the cooling air space (Sa) and guides the air in the cooling air space (Sa) into the first air flow path (56); and an outlet (56o) that faces into the acoustic space (Ss) and guides the air passing through the first air flow path (56) into the acoustic space (Ss).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Taiki KINOSHITA, Sosuke NAKAMURA, Kotaro MIYAUCHI, Kenji SATO, Kenta TANIGUCHI, Satoshi MIZUKAMI, Yoshinori WAKITA, Shinji AKAMATSU
  • Patent number: 11262075
    Abstract: A gas turbine combustor provided with: a plurality of swirler tubes that are disposed inside a combustor basket and impart a swirl to a premixed gas, the premixed gas being obtained by premixing a fuel and air for combustion; and an outer ring that is disposed between the plurality of swirler tubes and the combustor basket with a gap provided between the outer ring and the combustor basket, and generates film-shaped air inside a combustor transition piece connected to the combustor basket via injection through the gap into the combustor transition piece, and at a downstream end of the outer ring, the outer ring includes a tapered surface formed such that the outer ring gradually decreases in thickness from an upstream side toward a downstream side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Miyamoto, Satoshi Takiguchi, Keijiro Saito, Kotaro Miyauchi, Koichi Nishida, Shinji Akamatsu
  • Patent number: 11261794
    Abstract: An acoustic device includes: a perforated plate that has a plurality of holes penetrating in a plate thickness direction of the perforated plate and in which a main flow is to flow on a first side of the perforated plate in the plate thickness direction; and a housing that is on a second side of the perforated plate in the plate thickness direction and partitions a space between the housing and the perforated plate, wherein a part of each of the plurality of holes on the first side in the thickness direction is inclined to at least one of the first side and a second side of a flow direction of the main flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
    Inventors: Keisuke Matsuyama, Shinji Akamatsu, Taiki Kinoshita, Kenta Taniguchi
  • Patent number: 11242993
    Abstract: A combustor provided with: a nozzle having formed therein an air jet section that causes air to be jetted from a nozzle section; a cylindrical part covering the nozzle from the outer peripheral side thereof and forming an air flow path between the cylindrical part and the nozzle; and a pressure loss section provided to the air flow path. The pressure loss section causes a loss of pressure in the air that flows through the air flow path. The nozzle is provided with: at least one air inlet section that takes in air from an outer peripheral surface that is an upstream side from the pressure loss section; and a flow path-forming section forming a discharge air flow path that guides air that is taken in from the at least one air inlet section to the air jet section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
    Inventors: Kei Inoue, Satoshi Takiguchi, Shinji Akamatsu, Kenta Taniguchi, Naoki Abe
  • Patent number: 11175043
    Abstract: A burner assembly for a combustor includes: a plurality of first nozzles arranged in a circumferential direction of the combustor; a plurality of first burner cylinders accommodating the respective first nozzles; and a middle-flow-passage forming portion which is connected to a downstream end of the plurality of first burner cylinders and which forms a middle flow passage through which a combustion chamber of the combustor is in communication with an interior space of each of the plurality of first burner cylinders. The middle-flow-passage forming portion includes an inner peripheral wall disposed on a radially inner side of the combustor and formed such that a distance from a center axis of the combustor to the inner peripheral wall is uneven with respect to the circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Takiguchi, Keijiro Saito, Satoshi Tanimura, Shinji Akamatsu
  • Patent number: 11143404
    Abstract: There is provided a combustor including a nozzle main body (16) that includes a shaft body (24) which extends along an axis and has, inside the shaft body (24), a purge air flow path (29), which extends along the axis to a tip portion of the shaft body (24) and into which compressed air is introduced, and an air spraying hole (39), which is formed in the tip portion of the shaft body (24) and connects the purge air flow path (29) to an outer surface of the shaft body (24), a swirling blade (26), which overhangs from an outer circumferential surface of the shaft body (24) in a diameter direction of the axis and swirls a fluid flowing to a downstream side of an axial direction around the axis, and a fuel spraying hole (38), and a sealing member (40) that seals the air spraying hole (39) and is formed of a metal having a melting point lower than a melting point of a metal forming the nozzle main body (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
    Inventors: Taehwan Kim, Keijiro Saito, Shinji Akamatsu, Kenji Miyamoto
  • Patent number: 11137141
    Abstract: A combustor includes a nozzle, a burner cylinder surrounding the outer circumference of the nozzle, and an outside flow path cylinder surrounding the outer circumference of a downstream end portion of the burner cylinder. A purge air flow path through which air flows is formed between the inner circumferential side of the outside flow path cylinder and the outer circumferential side of the burner cylinder. A tapered surface is formed in the downstream end portion of the burner cylinder such that the plate thickness of a burner cylinder-forming plate that forms the burner cylinder gradually thins toward the downstream side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
    Inventors: Kotaro Miyauchi, Koichi Nishida, Shinji Akamatsu, Keijiro Saito, Satoshi Takiguchi, Toshihiko Saito
  • Publication number: 20210189966
    Abstract: An acoustic device includes: a perforated plate that has a plurality of holes penetrating in a plate thickness direction of the perforated plate and in which a main flow flows on one side of the perforated plate in the plate thickness direction; and a housing that is provided on the other side of the perforated plate in the plate thickness direction and partitions a space between the housing and the perforated plate, wherein part of the holes on the one side in the thickness direction is inclined to at least one of the one side and the other side of a flow direction of the main flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Keisuke MATSUYAMA, Shinji AKAMATSU, Taiki KINOSHITA, Kenta TANIGUCHI
  • Patent number: 10920986
    Abstract: A combustor (3) includes a plurality of first burners extending along an axis (P) and arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction, a base plate (31) having support openings configured to support the plurality of first burners and a plurality of through-holes (34) through which base plate air flows toward a downstream side, a plurality of extension pipes supported by the base plate (31) to correspond to the first burners and configured to guide a pre-mixed gas ejected from the first burners toward the downstream side, and a base plate air guide section (35) configured to change a direction of at least some of the base plate air ejected from the through-holes (34) at a downstream side of the base plate (31).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
    Inventors: Naoki Tsunoda, Satoshi Takiguchi, Shinji Akamatsu, Taku Egawa, Kenta Taniguchi
  • Patent number: 10851998
    Abstract: A combustor includes: a first nozzle which extends along an axis and injects fuel toward a downstream side; a flame stabilizer which covers a downstream-side end portion of the first nozzle from an outer periphery side; and a plurality of second nozzles arranged at intervals in a circumferential direction around the axis on the outer periphery side of the flame stabilizer. The flame stabilizer has a cone portion expanding in diameter toward the downstream side from the upstream side, and a flange portion extending radially outward from a downstream-side end edge of the cone portion, and a penetrating portion which penetrates at least the flange portion in a direction of the axis is formed in the flame stabilizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Miyamoto, Satoshi Takiguchi, Keijiro Saito, Shinji Akamatsu, Shinichi Fukuba
  • Publication number: 20200326073
    Abstract: There is provided a combustor including a nozzle main body (16) that includes a shaft body (24) which extends along an axis and has, inside the shaft body (24), a purge air flow path (29), which extends along the axis to a tip portion of the shaft body (24) and into which compressed air is introduced, and an air spraying hole (39), which is formed in the tip portion of the shaft body (24) and connects the purge air flow path (29) to an outer surface of the shaft body (24), a swirling blade (26), which overhangs from an outer circumferential surface of the shaft body (24) in a diameter direction of the axis and swirls a fluid flowing to a downstream side of an axial direction around the axis, and a fuel spraying hole (38), and a sealing member (40) that seals the air spraying hole (39) and is formed of a metal having a melting point lower than a melting point of a metal forming the nozzle main body (16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Taehwan KIM, Keijiro SAITO, Shinji AKAMATSU, Kenji MIYAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20200300471
    Abstract: A gas turbine combustor provided with: a plurality of swirler tubes that are disposed inside a combustor basket and impart a swirl to a premixed gas, the premixed gas being obtained by premixing a fuel and air for combustion; and an outer ring that is disposed between the plurality of swirler tubes and the combustor basket with a gap provided between the outer ring and the combustor basket, and generates film-shaped air inside a combustor transition piece connected to the combustor basket via injection through the gap into the combustor transition piece, and at a downstream end of the outer ring, the outer ring includes a tapered surface formed such that the outer ring gradually decreases in thickness from an upstream side toward a downstream side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Kenji MIYAMOTO, Satoshi TAKIGUCHI, Keijiro SAITO, Kotaro MIYAUCHI, Koichi NISHIDA, Shinji AKAMATSU
  • Patent number: 10718522
    Abstract: To provide a gas turbine combustor that can suppress a generation amount of NOx and maintain a flame holding property, while suppressing burn damage around a pilot nozzle including the pilot nozzle. A gas turbine combustor includes a pilot nozzle that can inject fuel F and cooling air A for cooling a nozzle tip, a flow regulating valve that can adjust a flow rate of cooling air to be supplied to the pilot nozzle, a detection sensor that detects a combustion state of fuel, and a control device that controls the flow regulating valve based on a detection result of the detection sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Shuhei Kajimura, Satoshi Takiguchi, Shinji Akamatsu, Naoki Abe, Kenta Taniguchi