Patents by Inventor Takashi OKAFUJI

Takashi OKAFUJI 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: 11364974
    Abstract: A hydrofoil craft includes a hull including a bottom that spreads from a bow to a stern; and a hydrofoil mechanism provided on the bow side of the hull. The hull further includes an accommodating recess formed therein, and the accommodating recess is recessed toward the stern side between the bow and the bottom to accommodate the hydrofoil mechanism. A retreat surface is formed between the bottom and a recess main surface facing the bow side in the accommodating recess, and the retreat surface extends toward the stern side in a downward direction and is connected to the bottom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Shoda, Masaya Kubota, Takashi Okafuji, Masashi Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20210179230
    Abstract: A hydrofoil craft includes: a hull including a bottom that spreads from a bow to a stern; and a hydrofoil mechanism provided on the bow side of the hull. The hull includes an accommodating recess formed therein, the accommodating recess being recessed toward the stern side between the bow and the bottom to accommodate the hydrofoil mechanism. A retreat surface is formed between the bottom and a recess main surface facing the bow side in the accommodating recess, the retreat surface extending toward the stern side in a downward direction and being connected to the bottom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Katsuhiko SHODA, Masaya KUBOTA, Takashi OKAFUJI, Masashi SASAKI
  • Patent number: 10450039
    Abstract: To provide a non-spherical tank which includes: a circular cylindrical portion; a top portion disposed continuously with an upper side of the circular cylindrical portion; and a bottom portion disposed continuously with a lower side of the circular cylindrical portion, wherein the top portion includes: a spherical shell portion which is formed of a portion of a spherical body having a radius R1, and is disposed at an upper end of the top portion; and a toroidal portion which is disposed continuously with the upper side of the circular cylindrical portion and with a lower side of the spherical shell portion respectively, and is formed of a portion of a spherical body having a radius R2 smaller than the radius R1, and an expression 1.0<R/H1<1.5 is satisfied. Here, “R” denotes a radius of the circular cylindrical portion, and “H1” denotes a height of the top portion in a vertical direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI SHIPBUILDING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Okafuji, Kazuhiro Hirota, Ryusuke Takada, Michihisa Watanabe, Kazuhiro Miura
  • Publication number: 20180072387
    Abstract: To provide a non-spherical tank which includes: a circular cylindrical portion; a top portion disposed continuously with an upper side of the circular cylindrical portion; and a bottom portion disposed continuously with a lower side of the circular cylindrical portion, wherein the top portion includes: a spherical shell portion which is formed of a portion of a spherical body having a radius R1, and is disposed at an upper end of the top portion; and a toroidal portion which is disposed continuously with the upper side of the circular cylindrical portion and with a lower side of the spherical shell portion respectively, and is formed of a portion of a spherical body having a radius R2 smaller than the radius R1, and an expression 1.0<R/H1<1.5 is satisfied. Here, “R” denotes a radius of the circular cylindrical portion, and “H1” denotes a height of the top portion in a vertical direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Takashi OKAFUJI, Kazuhiro HIROTA, Ryusuke TAKADA, Michihisa WATANABE, Kazuhiro MIURA
  • Publication number: 20110133483
    Abstract: Provided is a wind power generator equipped with a circulating passage including a downward passage through which air in a nacelle flows downward from the nacelle through a tower and an upward passage through which the air that has flowed downward flows upward through the tower into the nacelle; and a heat exchanger part configured to exchange heat between the air and outside air at an intermediate portion of the circulating passage, wherein the upward passage is thermally insulated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Jiro YONEDA, Shinsuke SATO, Takashi OKAFUJI, Yoshiaki ITO, Hiroyoshi KUBO, Tomohiro BABA