Patents by Inventor Taichi EDO

Taichi EDO 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).

  • Flow passage structure of fuel cell system
    Patent number: 11444293
    Abstract: Provided is a flow passage structure that is employed in a fuel cell system and includes a hydrogen gas pipe, a hydrogen off-gas pipe, a supply pipe, a lead-out pipe, and a plurality of junctions. The lead-out pipe includes a first wall located between an inner wall and a central axis of the supply pipe, a second wall connected to the first wall and located between the first wall and the central axis, and a first region surrounded by the first wall and the second wall, and is configured such that a second region between the inner wall and the first wall and a third region on the side of the central axis from the second wall communicate with each other. At the junctions, the first region and a leading end part of the hydrogen gas pipe communicate with and connect to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hirofumi Onishi, Yugo Ichida, Taichi Edo
  • FLOW PASSAGE STRUCTURE OF FUEL CELL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210226232
    Abstract: Provided is a flow passage structure that is employed in a fuel cell system and includes a hydrogen gas pipe, a hydrogen off-gas pipe, a supply pipe, a lead-out pipe, and a plurality of junctions. The lead-out pipe includes a first wall located between an inner wall and a central axis of the supply pipe, a second wall connected to the first wall and located between the first wall and the central axis, and a first region surrounded by the first wall and the second wall, and is configured such that a second region between the inner wall and the first wall and a third region on the side of the central axis from the second wall communicate with each other. At the junctions, the first region and a leading end part of the hydrogen gas pipe communicate with and connect to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hirofumi ONISHI, Yugo ICHIDA, Taichi EDO