Patents by Inventor So Fujiwara

So Fujiwara 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: 9105915
    Abstract: An end plate of a fuel cell stack is directly fixed to a humidifier. A resin pipe is attached to an oxygen-containing gas outlet of an end plate through a resin coupling pipe. The resin pipe includes one end having a large diameter and the other end having a small diameter. The other end is provided at an off gas supply channel of the humidifier. The off gas supply channel includes an inclined channel. The other end extends up to an end of the inclined channel where inclination of the inclined channel is started. An off gas ejection port is formed at the other end. The off gas ejection port is opened to the end of the inclined channel where inclination is started. Condensed water returned along the inclined channel flows from the off gas ejection port into the resin pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Miyajima, Masaharu Suzuki, Satoshi Iitaka, Hideharu Naito, Yohei Hidaka, So Fujiwara, Kaoru Fukui, Masahiro Matsutani, Nariyuki Yoshinaga
  • Patent number: 8304127
    Abstract: A fuel cell stack includes a plurality of power generation cells stacked in a direction of gravity. In a cathode side separator of the power generation cell, an oxygen-containing gas discharge passage is connected to an oxygen-containing gas flow field, and a water guide member is provided for the oxygen-containing gas discharge passage for allowing condensed water to be directly dropped in the direction of gravity along the oxygen-containing gas discharge passage. The water guide member is a plate member protruding into the oxygen-containing gas discharge passage and inclined toward the direction of gravity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuo Nunokawa, So Fujiwara, Seiji Sugiura
  • Patent number: 7846612
    Abstract: A fuel cell includes a membrane electrode assembly, and first and second separators. A first insulating bushing is attached to a first positioning hole of a first separator, and a second insulating bushing is attached to a second positioning hole of the second separator. An inner wall of the first insulating bushing is fitted to an outer wall of the second insulating bushing for positioning the first and second separators such that the first and second separators are insulated from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuhei Goto, Katsuhiko Kohyama, Ken Takahashi, So Fujiwara, Ryugo Suzuki, Narutoshi Sugita
  • Publication number: 20100209798
    Abstract: A fuel cell stack includes a plurality of power generation cells stacked in a direction of gravity. In a cathode side separator of the power generation cell, an oxygen-containing gas discharge passage is connected to an oxygen-containing gas flow field, and a water guide member is provided for the oxygen-containing gas discharge passage for allowing condensed water to be directly dropped in the direction of gravity along the oxygen-containing gas discharge passage. The water guide member is a plate member protruding into the oxygen-containing gas discharge passage and inclined toward the direction of gravity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2010
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuo NUNOKAWA, So FUJIWARA, Seiji SUGIURA
  • Publication number: 20100190068
    Abstract: An end plate of a fuel cell stack is directly fixed to a humidifier. A resin pipe is attached to an oxygen-containing gas outlet of an end plate through a resin coupling pipe. The resin pipe includes one end having a large diameter and the other end having a small diameter. The other end is provided at an off gas supply channel of the humidifier. The off gas supply channel includes an inclined channel. The other end extends up to an end of the inclined channel where inclination of the inclined channel is started. An off gas ejection port is formed at the other end. The off gas ejection port is opened to the end of the inclined channel where inclination is started. Condensed water returned along the inclined channel flows from the off gas ejection port into the resin pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2010
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi MIYAJIMA, Masaharu SUZUKI, Satoshi IITAKA, Hideharu NAITO, Yohei HIDAKA, So FUJIWARA, Kaoru FUKUI, Masahiro MATSUTANI, Nariyuki YOSHINAGA
  • Publication number: 20090130524
    Abstract: A fuel cell includes a membrane electrode assembly, and first and second separators. A first insulating bushing is attached to a first positioning hole of a first separator, and a second insulating bushing is attached to a second positioning hole of the second separator. An inner wall of the first insulating bushing is fitted to an outer wall of the second insulating bushing for positioning the first and second separators such that the first and second separators are insulated from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuhei GOTO, Katsuhiko Kohyama, Ken Takahashi, So Fujiwara, Ryugo Suzuki, Narutoshi Sugita
  • Patent number: 7445865
    Abstract: A fuel cell includes a membrane electrode assembly, and first and second separators. A first insulating bushing is attached to a first positioning hole of a first separator, and a second insulating bushing is attached to a second positioning hole of the second separator. An inner wall of the first insulating bushing is fitted to an outer wall of the second insulating bushing for positioning the first and second separators such that the first and second separators are insulated from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuhei Goto, Katsuhiko Kohyama, Ken Takahashi, So Fujiwara, Ryugo Suzuki, Narutoshi Sugita
  • Publication number: 20070231662
    Abstract: A fuel cell includes first and second separators sandwiching a membrane electrode assembly. The first and second separators include first and second metal plates, first and second insulating bushings for positioning the first and second metal plates in alignment with each other, and first and second seal members formed integrally with the first and second metal plates. The first and second seal members are formed by injection molding on the first and second metal plates using the first and second insulating bushings as insert members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2007
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuhei Goto, Seiji Sugiura, So Fujiwara, Daisuke Okonogi, Narutoshi Sugita, Mikihiko Kimura
  • Publication number: 20050214619
    Abstract: A fuel cell stack includes a plurality of unit cells each including a membrane electrode assembly and first and second metal separators sandwiching the membrane electrode assembly. The unit cells are stacked into a stack body, and the stack body is placed in a casing. Fluorocarbon resin sheets are provided between four sides of the stack body in parallel with the stacking direction of the stacked body and side plates of the casing, respectively. The fluorocarbon resin sheets fill gaps between stack body and inner surfaces of the casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2005
    Publication date: September 29, 2005
    Inventors: So Fujiwara, Yuya Sato, Ken Takahashi, Ichiro Baba, Daisuke Wachi
  • Publication number: 20040202916
    Abstract: A fuel cell includes a membrane electrode assembly, and first and second separators. A first insulating bushing is attached to a first positioning hole of a first separator, and a second insulating bushing is attached to a second positioning hole of the second separator. An inner wall of the first insulating bushing is fitted to an outer wall of the second insulating bushing for positioning the first and second separators such that the first and second separators are insulated from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2003
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuhei Goto, Katsuhiko Kohyama, Ken Takahashi, So Fujiwara, Ryugo Suzuki, Narutoshi Sugita