Patents by Inventor Toshihisa MASUDA

Toshihisa MASUDA 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: 20240373536
    Abstract: This lightning discharge induction system includes a flying object (1) flying in the air, a discharge electrode (11) provided to the flying object, a ground electrode (3) provided on the ground, an electric wire (2) connecting the discharge electrode (11) and the ground electrode (11), and a voltage control device (4) controlling a voltage generated in the discharge electrode (11). The voltage control device (4) includes a pulse power supply (41) for generating a pulse voltage, and a trigger switch (S1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: Toshihisa MASUDA, Masato MARUYAMA, Nobue AOKI, Fumihiko ISHIYAMA, Naruto ARAI, Jun KATO
  • Publication number: 20240182168
    Abstract: A lightning induction system includes a plurality of flight vehicles 3 that fly between a lightning originating point 1 in the sky where lightning is generated and a ground surface 2. The flight vehicles 3 each include: a flight unit 10 that generates lift force and propulsion force; a conductor cable 20 that is engaged with the flight unit 10, extends downward, and has a predetermined length; and a weight unit 30 connected to the lower end of the conductor cable 20. The flight unit 10 is disposed in a Faraday cage 11. The Faraday cage 11 has a sphere shape, and the flight unit 10 is fixed by a support pillar 12 extending downward from the inner side of the top of the sphere.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: Masato MARUYAMA, Jun KATO, Toshihisa MASUDA, Naomichi Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20230415916
    Abstract: A lightning stroke resistant structure of a flying object includes a lattice-shaped conductor 11 surrounding a flying object 100 with a distance not hindering flight, an attachment part 12 for the conductor 11 connected between the lattice-shaped conductor 11 and a part of the flying object 100, and a conducting wire 13 connected between the lattice-shaped conductor 11 and a ground point on the ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Jun KATO, Toshihisa MASUDA, Masato MARUYAMA