Patents by Inventor Takafumi Abe

Takafumi Abe 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: 11788547
    Abstract: A propeller fan includes a shaft portion disposed on a rotation axis, and a blade disposed on an outer peripheral side of the shaft portion and including a leading edge and a trailing edge. The blade includes a negative pressure surface in which a plurality of recesses are formed, and the plurality of recesses include a first recess and a second recess disposed on the trailing edge side than the first recess in a circumferential direction about the rotation axis as a center. The first recess has a depth larger than a depth of the second recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Takuya Teramoto, Takahide Tadokoro, Katsuyuki Yamamoto, Hiroya Ito, Yuki Ugajin, Shingo Hamada, Takashi Ikeda, Takafumi Abe
  • Publication number: 20220325721
    Abstract: A propeller fan includes a shaft portion disposed on a rotation axis, and a blade disposed on an outer peripheral side of the shaft portion and including a leading edge and a trailing edge. The blade includes a negative pressure surface in which a plurality of recesses are formed, and the plurality of recesses include a first recess and a second recess disposed on the trailing edge side than the first recess in a circumferential direction about the rotation axis as a center. The first recess has a depth larger than a depth of the second recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Takuya TERAMOTO, Takahide TADOKORO, Katsuyuki YAMAMOTO, Hiroya ITO, Yuki UGAJIN, Shingo HAMADA, Takashi IKEDA, Takafumi ABE
  • Patent number: 11434924
    Abstract: A propeller fan includes a shaft portion disposed on a rotation axis, and a blade disposed on an outer peripheral side of the shaft portion and including a leading edge and a trailing edge. The blade includes a negative pressure surface in which a plurality of recesses are formed, and the plurality of recesses include a first recess and a second recess disposed on the trailing edge side than the first recess in a circumferential direction about the rotation axis as a center. The first recess has a depth larger than a depth of the second recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Takuya Teramoto, Takahide Tadokoro, Katsuyuki Yamamoto, Hiroya Ito, Yuki Ugajin, Shingo Hamada, Takashi Ikeda, Takafumi Abe
  • Patent number: 11397013
    Abstract: An air-sending device includes a fan and a grille provided downstream of the fan in a direction of airflow generated by the fan. The grille includes a first grille that includes a plurality of first bars spaced from each other, and a second grille that includes a plurality of second bars spaced from each other. The plurality of second bars are more densely arranged than the plurality of first bars. The second grille is provided upstream of the first grille in the direction of the airflow generated by the fan, and spaced from the first grille to face the first grille.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Takafumi Abe, Takahide Tadokoro, Katsuyuki Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11187238
    Abstract: A propeller fan includes a cylindrical shaft portion provided on a rotation axis of the propeller fan; a plurality of blades provided on an outer peripheral side of the shaft portion; a connection portion provided adjacent to the shaft portion and connecting two of the plurality of blades that are adjacent to each other in a circumferential direction of the propeller fan; a first rib provided on at least one of a pressure surface of each of the plurality of blades and a surface of part of the connection portion that is located on a downstream side in the flow of air, and a second rib provided on at least one of a negative-pressure surface of each of the plurality of blades and a surface of part of the connection portion that is located on an upstream side in the flow of air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Yamamoto, Takuya Teramoto, Takahide Tadokoro, Hiroya Ito, Yuki Ugajin, Shingo Hamada, Takashi Ikeda, Takafumi Abe
  • Patent number: 11187239
    Abstract: A propeller fan according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a shaft provided a rotation axis of the propeller fan, and a blade provided on an outer peripheral side of the shaft. The blade has a trailing edge on a rear side of the blade in a rotation direction of the propeller fan. The trailing edge includes a first trailing edge located on an innermost side of the trailing edge, and a second trailing edge adjacent to and outward of the first trailing edge. Where an innermost point of the first trailing edge is a first connection point, a connection point between the first trailing edge and the second trailing edge is a second connection point, and a straight line that extends through the rotation axis and the first connection point is a reference line, the second connection point is located forward of the reference line in the rotation direction, or located on the reference line, and the second trailing edge is located rearward of the second connection point in the rotation direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Takahide Tadokoro, Takuya Teramoto, Katsuyuki Yamamoto, Hiroya Ito, Yuki Ugajin, Shingo Hamada, Takashi Ikeda, Takafumi Abe
  • Publication number: 20210033292
    Abstract: An air-sending device includes a fan and a grille provided downstream of the fan in a direction of airflow generated by the fan. The grille includes a first grille that includes a plurality of first bars spaced from each other, and a second grille that includes a plurality of second bars spaced from each other. The plurality of second bars are more densely arranged than the plurality of first bars. The second grille is provided upstream of the first grille in the direction of the airflow generated by the fan, and spaced from the first grille to face the first grille.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Takafumi ABE, Takahide TADOKORO, Katsuyuki YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20210003142
    Abstract: A propeller fan according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a shaft provided a rotation axis of the propeller fan, and a blade provided on an outer peripheral side of the shaft. The blade has a trailing edge on a rear side of the blade in a rotation direction of the propeller fan. The trailing edge includes a first trailing edge located on an innermost side of the trailing edge, and a second trailing edge adjacent to and outward of the first trailing edge. Where an innermost point of the first trailing edge is a first connection point, a connection point between the first trailing edge and the second trailing edge is a second connection point, and a straight line that extends through the rotation axis and the first connection point is a reference line, the second connection point is located forward of the reference line in the rotation direction, or located on the reference line, and the second trailing edge is located rearward of the second connection point in the rotation direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Takahide TADOKORO, Takuya TERAMOTO, Katsuyuki YAMAMOTO, Hiroya ITO, Yuki UGAJIN, Shingo HAMADA, Takashi IKEDA, Takafumi ABE
  • Publication number: 20210003140
    Abstract: A propeller fan includes a cylindrical shaft portion provided on a rotation axis of the propeller fan; a plurality of blades provided on an outer peripheral side of the shaft portion; a connection portion provided adjacent to the shaft portion and connecting two of the plurality of blades that are adjacent to each other in a circumferential direction of the propeller fan; a first rib provided on at least one of a pressure surface of each of the plurality of blades and a surface of part of the connection portion that is located on a downstream side in the flow of air, and a second rib provided on at least one of a negative-pressure surface of each of the plurality of blades and a surface of part of the connection portion that is located on an upstream side in the flow of air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Katsuyuki YAMAMOTO, Takuya TERAMOTO, Takahide TADOKORO, Hiroya ITO, Yuki UGAJIN, Shingo HAMADA, Takashi IKEDA, Takafumi ABE
  • Publication number: 20200166048
    Abstract: A propeller fan includes a shaft portion disposed on a rotation axis, and a blade disposed on an outer peripheral side of the shaft portion and including a leading edge and a trailing edge. The blade includes a negative pressure surface in which a plurality of recesses are formed, and the plurality of recesses include a first recess and a second recess disposed on the trailing edge side than the first recess in a circumferential direction about the rotation axis as a center. The first recess has a depth larger than a depth of the second recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Takuya TERAMOTO, Takahide TADOKORO, Katsuyuki YAMAMOTO, Hiroya ITO, Yuki UGAJIN, Shingo HAMADA, Takashi IKEDA, Takafumi ABE
  • Patent number: 8993774
    Abstract: A process of production of an aromatic alcohol or a heterocyclic aromatic alcohol, containing a step of reacting an aromatic amine or a heterocyclic aromatic amine having an aromatic ring or a heterocyclic aromatic ring having thereon at least one substituent —CHR1NR2R3 (wherein R1, R2 and R3 each independently represent hydrogen, an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or a benzyl group), with an alcohol, in the presence of a basic catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Yutaka Kanbara, Takafumi Abe, Norio Fushimi
  • Publication number: 20150007352
    Abstract: A content storage device comprises a content storage unit which stores master content with content handling information including conditions of copy limitations added thereto, content information management units which acquire to individually manage content information related to the conditions of the copy limitations from the content handling information added to the stored content in storing the master content, a content information provision unit which reads to provide management information in response to a request, and a copy limitation processing unit which determines the conditions of the copy limitations from the management information of the content information management unit in copy requesting of the master content and instructs execution of copy processing only when the conditions are satisfied, and updates the conditions of the copy limitations in accordance with instructing execution of the copy processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Shinichi Kurihara, Sunao Wada, Yasuo Ooya, Junji Hiroshima, Takafumi Abe
  • Publication number: 20130303775
    Abstract: A process of production of an aromatic alcohol or a heterocyclic aromatic alcohol, containing a step of reacting an aromatic amine or a heterocyclic aromatic amine having an aromatic ring or a heterocyclic aromatic ring having thereon at least one substituent —CHR1NR2R3 (wherein R1, R2 and R3 each independently represent hydrogen, an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or a benzyl group), with an alcohol, in the presence of a basic catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Yutaka Kanbara, Takafumi Abe, Norio Fushimi
  • Publication number: 20090217387
    Abstract: A content storage device comprises a content storage unit which stores master content with content handling information including conditions of copy limitations added thereto, content information management units which acquire to individually manage content information related to the conditions of the copy limitations from the content handling information added to the stored content in storing the master content, a content information provision unit which reads to provide management information in response to a request, and a copy limitation processing unit which determines the conditions of the copy limitations from the management information of the content information management unit in copy requesting of the master content and instructs execution of copy processing only when the conditions are satisfied, and updates the conditions of the copy limitations in accordance with instructing execution of the copy processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Inventors: Shinichi KURIHARA, Sunao Wada, Yasuo Ooya, Junji Hiroshima, Takafumi Abe
  • Patent number: 7465832
    Abstract: A method of producing xylylenediamine of the present invention includes the steps of: subjecting a liquid mixture of phthalonitriles with liquid ammonia or a mixture of liquid ammonia and an organic solvent to a first catalytic hydrogenation treatment, thereby hydrogenating the phthalonitriles to obtain a reaction product (A), wherein a content of the liquid ammonia or the mixture of liquid ammonia and an organic solvent is 80 wt % or more; removing the liquid ammonia in the reaction product (A) to obtain a reaction product (B); subjecting the reaction product (B) to a second catalytic hydrogenation treatment, thereby hydrogenating cyanobenzylamine to obtain a reaction product (C); and distilling the reaction product (C) to purify xylylenediamine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Sugawara, Takafumi Abe, Tatsuyuki Kumano, Kinji Kato
  • Patent number: 7375247
    Abstract: A method for producing MMA-d8 which includes a step of exchanging D in hydroxyl group of methanol-d4 represented by the formula: CD3OD with H to prepare the methanol-d3 represented by the formula CD3OH and simultaneously recovering a deuterium-containing compound, and a step of reacting methanol-d3 with sulfuric acid salt of methacrylic acid amide represented by the formula CD2=(CD3)CO(NH2.H2SO4) to prepare MMA-d8 represented by the formula: CD2=(CD3)COOCD3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation
    Inventors: Yuichi Sugano, Takafumi Abe, Toshifumi Abe
  • Publication number: 20070270613
    Abstract: A method of producing xylylenediamine of the present invention includes the steps of: subjecting a liquid mixture of phthalonitriles with liquid ammonia or a mixture of liquid ammonia and an organic solvent to a first catalytic hydrogenation treatment, thereby hydrogenating the phthalonitriles to obtain a reaction product (A), wherein a content of the liquid ammonia or the mixture of liquid ammonia and an organic solvent is 80 wt % or more; removing the liquid ammonia in the reaction product (A) to obtain a reaction product (B); subjecting the reaction product (B) to a second catalytic hydrogenation treatment, thereby hydrogenating cyanobenzylamine to obtain a reaction product (C); and distilling the reaction product (C) to purify xylylenediamine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2007
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Inventors: Tomohiro Sugawara, Takafumi Abe, Tatsuyuki Kumano, Kinji Kato
  • Publication number: 20070043242
    Abstract: A method for producing MMA-d8 which includes a step of exchanging D in hydroxyl group of methanol-d4 represented by the formula: CD3OD with H to prepare the methanol-d3 represented by the formula CD3OH and simultaneously recovering a deuterium-containing compound, and a step of reacting methanol-d3 with sulfuric acid salt of methacrylic acid amide represented by the formula CD2?(CD3)CO(NH2·H2SO4) to prepare MMA-d8 represented by the formula: CD2?(CD3)COOCD3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2004
    Publication date: February 22, 2007
    Applicant: NIPPON SANSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuichi Sugano, Takafumi Abe, Toshifumi Abe
  • Patent number: 6532124
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an information recording apparatus and a method thereof that allow all data on a magnetic tape to be easily obtained and instrumental data and header information supplied from respective systems to be combined when instrumental data is recorded. According to the present invention, an additional information area is formed at the top of the magnetic tape. The additional information area is followed by a data area. Instrumental data is stored in a buffer memory through a data connector. The header information is stored in a local memory through a header information control connector in addition to a control command. Instrumental data is swept out from the buffer memory and recorded to a data area of the magnetic tape. After the instrumental data is recorded, header information is read from the local memory and stored in the buffer memory. The header information is swept out from the buffer memory and recorded to the additional information area of the magnetic tape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2003
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Takafumi Abe
  • Patent number: 6229661
    Abstract: This invention provides a digital data recording and reproducing apparatus and a digital data reproducing apparatus for recording data to a recording medium which can handle instrumental data as the data. In the digital data recording and reproducing apparatus according to the invention, in parallel with the writing of data to a magnetic tape, the written data is read. An error correction code of the read data is decoded and whether errors exceeding an error correcting ability which the code has exist or not is checked. In case of handling normal data, in this case, the same data is rewritten by a retrying process. In case of handling instrumental data, the retrying process is not performed and subsequent to the data having uncorrectable errors, the next data is written. In case of reading data as well, data in which uncorrectable errors exist is also read and transferred as it is.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Takafumi Abe