Patents by Inventor Tomoaki Takahira

Tomoaki Takahira 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).

  • Publication number: 20120108116
    Abstract: A gas-fired superconductive electrically propelled ship is provided with a cargo tank 1 (fuel tank) for storage of LNG 2, a vaporized gas feed line 3 for feeding of vaporized gas 2? produced in the cargo tank 1 as fuel to dual-fuel engines (driving engines) 5 for generators 6, a gas heater 4 incorporated in the vaporized gas feed line 3 for heating of the vaporized gas 2?, a propelling superconductive motor 7 driven with electric power produced by the generator 6, a heat pump 15 for cooling the superconductive motor 7 and maintaining low temperature of the motor and an LNG gasification line 26 for feeding of LNG 2 from the cargo tank 1 as cold source for compression radiation treatment in the heat pump 15 and for guiding of the vaporized gas 2? having treated to the cargo tank 1 and to the vaporized gas feed line 3 at entry-side of the gas heater 4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: IHI MARINE UNITED INC.
    Inventors: Tomoaki Takahira, Takayuki Kida