Patents by Inventor Shutaro Nambu

Shutaro Nambu 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: 12274170
    Abstract: Provided is a thermoelectric generation module including a plurality of p-type thermoelectric elements 24a and a plurality of n-type thermoelectric elements 24b alternately connected in series and mounted with sandwiched by first and second flexible printed circuit boards 32, 33. The p-type thermoelectric elements and the n-type thermoelectric elements have a chip size of 1 mm or less and 0.2 mm or greater and a height of 0.8 mm or greater and 3 mm or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignees: E-ThermoGentek Co., Ltd., NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION KOBE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Akihiko Ikemura, Hiroshi Tanida, Michio Okajima, Keiichi Ohata, Shutaro Nambu, Shintaro Izumi
  • Patent number: 12262638
    Abstract: A tubular heat exchanger, with a thermoelectric power generation function, includes: a thermoelectric power generation module 2 mounted on an outer circumferential surface of the heat exhaust tube 1; and a cooling pipe 3 mounted on an outer circumferential surface of the thermoelectric power generation module 2. The cooling pipe 3 is for allowing a cooling material to flow therethrough. The thermoelectric power generation module 2 performs thermoelectric power generation by using the outer circumferential surface of the heat exhaust tube 1 as a high-temperature source and using the inner circumferential surface of the cooling pipe 3 as a low-temperature source. The cooling pipe 3 is in tight attachment to the outer circumferential surface of the thermoelectric power generation module 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: E-ThermoGentek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keiichi Ohata, Nao Majima, Akihiko Ikemura, Michio Okajima, Shutaro Nambu
  • Publication number: 20240180035
    Abstract: A thermoelectric power generation system includes a shell-and-tube heat exchanger configured such that a tube including double tubes of an inner tube and an outer tube is inserted into a shell, and a thermoelectric power generation module inserted into between the inner tube and the outer tube. The thermoelectric power generation module generates thermoelectric power using a temperature difference between a first medium flowing in the inner tube, such as coolant, and a second medium flowing outside the outer tube in the shell, such as excess water vapor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicants: E-ThermoGentek Co., Ltd., KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, KAWASAKI THERMAL ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi UNO, Nao MAJIMA, Michio OKAJIMA, Keiichi OHATA, Shutaro NAMBU, Makoto GODA, Minoru NAKAYASU, Yoma KANEDA, Masamichi SAKAGUCHI, Takahide YANAGIDA, Yusei MAEDA
  • Publication number: 20240147857
    Abstract: A thermoelectric power generation system 20 includes a heat exchanger 1 having double tubes which are an inner tube 1a and an outer tube 1b, and a thermoelectric power generation module 2 mounted between the inner tube and the outer tube. The thermoelectric power generation module generates thermoelectric power using a temperature difference between a medium inside the inner tube and a medium outside the outer tube, and a highly thermal conductive elastic sheet 3a, 3b is mounted between the thermoelectric power generation module and the inner tube and/or the outer tube in close contact therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicants: E-ThermoGentek Co., Ltd., KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, KAWASAKI THERMAL ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi UNO, Nao MAJIMA, Michio OKAJIMA, Keiichi OHATA, Shutaro NAMBU, Makoto GODA, Minoru NAKAYASU, Yoma KANEDA, Masamichi SAKAGUCHI, Takahide YANAGIDA, Yusei MAEDA
  • Patent number: 11674733
    Abstract: A cold insulation container includes: a cold insulation storage including a coolant vessel; a circulating air fan that causes cold air from the coolant vessel to circulate in the cold insulation storage; a thermoelectric generating module attached to an outer surface of the coolant vessel; and a temperature controller that adjusts a temperature in the cold insulation storage. A temperature difference between the coolant vessel and circulating cold air in the cold insulation storage causes the temperature controller and the circulating air fan to be driven by thermoelectric power generated by the thermoelectric generating module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignees: E-ThermoGentek Co., Ltd., All NIPPON AIRWAYS TRADING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiko Ikemura, Michio Okajima, Keiichi Ohata, Shutaro Nambu, Ken Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20230180611
    Abstract: Provided is a thermoelectric generation module including a plurality of p-type thermoelectric elements 24a and a plurality of n-type thermoelectric elements 24b alternately connected in series and mounted with sandwiched by first and second flexible printed circuit boards 32, 33. The p-type thermoelectric elements and the n-type thermoelectric elements have a chip size of 1 mm or less and 0.2 mm or greater and a height of 0.8 mm or greater and 3 mm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Akihiko IKEMURA, Hiroshi TANIDA, Michio OKAJIMA, Keiichi OHATA, Shutaro NAMBU, Shintaro IZUMI
  • Publication number: 20220238778
    Abstract: A tubular heat exchanger with a thermoelectric power generation function includes an inner tube 4 in which coolant flows, a thermoelectric power generation module 5 attached to an outer peripheral surface of the inner tube 4, an outer tube 3 attached to an outer peripheral surface of the thermoelectric power generation module 5, and heat collection fins 6 provided on an outer peripheral surface of the outer tube 3. The thermoelectric power generation module 5 generates thermoelectric power using the outer peripheral surface of the inner tube 4 as a low temperature source and an inner peripheral surface of the outer tube 3 as a high temperature source. The inner peripheral surface of the outer tube 3 closely contacts the outer peripheral surface of the thermoelectric power generation module 5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Michio OKAJIMA, Nao MAJIMA, Takashi UNO, Keiichi OHATA, Shutaro NAMBU, Makoto GODA, Minoru NAKAYASU, Yoma KANEDA, Masamichi SAKAGUCHI, Takahide YANAGIDA, Yusei MAEDA
  • Publication number: 20220190227
    Abstract: A tubular heat exchanger, with a thermoelectric power generation function, includes: a thermoelectric power generation module 2 mounted on an outer circumferential surface of the heat exhaust tube 1; and a cooling pipe 3 mounted on an outer circumferential surface of the thermoelectric power generation module 2. The cooling pipe 3 is for allowing a cooling material to flow therethrough. The thermoelectric power generation module 2 performs thermoelectric power generation by using the outer circumferential surface of the heat exhaust tube 1 as a high-temperature source and using the inner circumferential surface of the cooling pipe 3 as a low-temperature source. The cooling pipe 3 is in tight attachment to the outer circumferential surface of the thermoelectric power generation module 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Keiichi OHATA, Nao MAJIMA, Akihiko IKEMURA, Michio OKAJIMA, Shutaro NAMBU
  • Publication number: 20200263915
    Abstract: A cold insulation container includes: a cold insulation storage including a coolant vessel; a circulating air fan that causes cold air from the coolant vessel to circulate in the cold insulation storage; a thermoelectric generating module attached to an outer surface of the coolant vessel; and a temperature controller that adjusts a temperature in the cold insulation storage. A temperature difference between the coolant vessel and circulating cold air in the cold insulation storage causes the temperature controller and the circulating air fan to be driven by thermoelectric power generated by the thermoelectric generating module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Akihiko IKEMURA, Michio OKAJIMA, Keiichi OHATA, Shutaro NAMBU, Ken NISHIMURA
  • Patent number: 10680154
    Abstract: In a known method in which a cooling pipe that is fixed and rigid is used, variation in a distance from the center of an exhaust heat pipe to the outer surface of a thermoelectric conversion module, variation in the radius of curvature of the curved surface of a cooling pipe, and other factors produce a gap between the outer surface of the thermoelectric conversion module and the inside surface of the cooling pipe. The gap prevents the achievement of desired cooling performance and the improvement of power generation efficiency. A thermoelectric conversion module of the present invention includes two flexible substrates each made of a thin resin film and having mounting lands formed thereon, and a plurality of thermoelectric elements mounted on the mounting lands at high density, wherein one of the two flexible substrate has a plurality of slits to make the module easy to bend.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: E-ThermoGentek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Kohtani, Michio Okajima, Keiichi Ohata, Shutaro Nambu
  • Publication number: 20190020376
    Abstract: A large-capacity-data high-speed-transfer system transfers large capacity data at high speed with millimeter-wave near field communication (NFC) from a first host device to a second host device. The system includes: a large capacity data card having a millimeter-wave NFC capability, the large capacity data card being fitted with a typical large capacity data memory capable of storing the large capacity data; and a host device adapter to be connected to a host device including the first host device and the second host device, the host device adapter having the millimeter-wave NFC capability, and executing millimeter-wave NFC communications with the large capacity data card to transfer the large capacity data at high speed between the large capacity data card and a host device to be a destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Applicant: ASSET-WITS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideo MIYAZAWA, Shutaro NAMBU, Junzoh SHIMIZU, Toshio TAKADA
  • Publication number: 20180130938
    Abstract: In a known method in which a cooling pipe that is fixed and rigid is used, variation in a distance from the center of an exhaust heat pipe to the outer surface of a thermoelectric conversion module, variation in the radius of curvature of the curved surface of a cooling pipe, and other factors produce a gap between the outer surface of the thermoelectric conversion module and the inside surface of the cooling pipe. The gap prevents the achievement of desired cooling performance and the improvement of power generation efficiency. A thermoelectric conversion module of the present invention includes two flexible substrates each made of a thin resin film and having mounting lands formed thereon, and a plurality of thermoelectric elements mounted on the mounting lands at high density, wherein one of the two flexible substrate has a plurality of slits to make the module easy to bend.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Applicant: E. ThermoGentek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki KOHTANI, Michio OKAJIMA, Keiichi OHATA, Shutaro NAMBU
  • Patent number: 5109270
    Abstract: A high frequency semiconductor device comprising metal electrode leads formed on one surface of a flexible film, a plurality of bumps formed on selected portions of the electrode patterns, a recessed portion formed on the flexible film within a region bounded by the plurality of bumps and a plurality of electrode pads of a high frequency semiconductor element respectively bonded to the bumps in alignment with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1992
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shutaro Nambu, Osamu Ishikawa, Chinatsu Azuma
  • Patent number: 5041796
    Abstract: The amplifier employs an FET having a flat characteristic of mutual conductance versus the potential gap between the gate and the source of the FET. By employing this FET, the amplifier achieves a sufficiently flat gain characteristic in which the gain deviation is very small throughout the range of the objective frequencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 20, 1991
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shutaro Nambu, Yasuhisa Yamashita, Kazuhide Goda
  • Patent number: 4883985
    Abstract: An FET circuit suitable for a latch has a pair of inverters. The input stage FET of each of the inverters is connected such that the gate electrode thereof is connected to receive an output signal of the FET of the other inverter through a circuit having an FET and at least a diode. The sources of the input stage FETs are connected to a common connection point, and a current source arrangement such as a resistor is connected between the common connection point and a power supply terminal. The circuit provides an extended allowable range of the effective threshold voltage V.sub.T and has small power consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 28, 1989
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shin Katsu, Shutaro Nambu, Akio Shimano
  • Patent number: 4782031
    Abstract: In an FET, two first semiconductor regions of higher impurity concentration and smaller thickness, for source electrode and drain electrode, are formed in a second semiconductor region of lower impurity concentration and larger thickness for a gate electrode, thereby obtaining a low source resistance and small leak current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 1, 1988
    Assignee: Matsushita Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Hagio, Shinichi Katsu, Kazuhide Gohda, Shutaro Nambu, Hiroshi Tsukada