Patents by Inventor Yoshihisa Maeda

Yoshihisa Maeda 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: 8481885
    Abstract: A welding apparatus and a welding method are employed for laser narrow groove welding which performs welding scanning a laser beam in the welding direction while feeding a solid filler metal into a narrow groove. The welding apparatus includes a laser beam irradiation head having a mechanism periodically oscillating an irradiation point of the laser beam with a predetermined amplitude in the bottom of the groove, and a filler metal control device having a solid filler metal feeder feeding the solid filler metal to the molten pool formed in the bottom of the groove by the laser beam and adjusting the feeding position independent of a motion of the laser beam irradiation head so that the tip position of the solid filler metal detected is constantly positioned in the center of the groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Hitachi Plant Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Tsukamoto, Hirotsugu Kawanaka, Yoshihisa Maeda, Shinji Imaoka, Tetsuya Kuwano, Taiji Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 8426766
    Abstract: A welding method for an impeller having a plurality of blades, a disc and an exterior body including a shroud welded to the plurality of blades, comprising the steps of: a first step for forming a groove having a prescribed depth and a prescribed width toward one of the blades on a surface of the disc or the exterior body, which is opposite to a surface against the blade abuts, emitting laser light toward the bottom of the groove, and performing melt-through bead welding to bond the bottom of the groove to an end of the blade in such a way that a bead formed on the back of the disc or the shroud is curved with an inward depression; and a second step for performing overlaying welding after completion of the first step by supplying a filler metal to a molten zone while the bottom of the groove is scanned with the laser light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Hitachi Plant Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Tsukamoto, Yoshihisa Maeda, Hiromi Kobayashi, Hideto Nogiwa, Tetsuya Kuwano, Ryujiro Udo, Masaaki Iwasa
  • Patent number: 8408873
    Abstract: Blades are connected to the surface of a disk and slots are formed in the surface of a shroud, which is opposite from the other surface of the shroud where the blades are to be welded. The blades are arranged on the opposite surface from the slots and a laser beam is applied from the surface in which the slots are formed, to weld the shroud and the blades. Components are installed on the surfaces of the slots on the opposite side from the blades after the blades and the shroud in which the slots are formed are welded. Alternatively, the slots are filled with a material different from that of the shroud, such as a resin. With this configuration, distortion caused by welding heat can be reduced without degrading the fluid performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Hitachi Plant Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaaki Iwasa, Takeshi Tsukamoto, Hideto Nogiwa, Tetsuya Kuwano, Yoshihisa Maeda, Hiromi Kobayashi, Ryujiro Udo
  • Publication number: 20100326969
    Abstract: A welding apparatus and a welding method are employed for laser narrow groove welding which performs welding scanning a laser beam in the welding direction while feeding a solid filler metal into a narrow groove. The welding apparatus includes a laser beam irradiation head having a mechanism periodically oscillating an irradiation point of the laser beam with a predetermined amplitude in the bottom of the groove, and a filler metal control device having a solid filler metal feeder feeding the solid filler metal to the molten pool formed in the bottom of the groove by the laser beam and adjusting the feeding position independent of a motion of the laser beam irradiation head so that the tip position of the solid filler metal detected is constantly positioned in the center of the groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Inventors: Takeshi TSUKAMOTO, Hirotsugu Kawanaka, Yoshihisa Maeda, Shinji Imaoka, Tetsuya Kuwano, Taiji Hashimoto
  • Publication number: 20100063048
    Abstract: A therapeutic agent for subarachnoid hemorrhage or a drug for improving prognosis of subarachnoid hemorrhage, comprising a compound having a PAR1 inhibitory effect, its pharmaceutically acceptable salt or a hydrate thereof
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2009
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Applicants: Eisai R&D Mangement Co., Ltd., Kyushu University, National University Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuya Hirano, Yoshihisa Maeda, Tomio Sasaki, Hideo Kanaide, Yasutoshi Kai
  • Publication number: 20090095719
    Abstract: A welding method for an impeller having a plurality of blades, a disc and an exterior body including a shroud welded to the plurality of blades, comprising the steps of: a first step for forming a groove having a prescribed depth and a prescribed width toward one of the blades on a surface of the disc or the exterior body, which is opposite to a surface against the blade abuts, emitting laser light toward the bottom of the groove, and performing melt-through bead welding to bond the bottom of the groove to an end of the blade in such a way that a bead formed on the back of the disc or the shroud is curved with an inward depression; and a second step for performing overlaying welding after completion of the first step by supplying a filler metal to a molten zone while the bottom of the groove is scanned with the laser light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Inventors: Takeshi TSUKAMOTO, Yoshihisa MAEDA, Hiromi KOBAYASHI, Hideto NOGIWA, Tetsuya KUWANO, Ryujiro UDO, Masaaki IWASA
  • Publication number: 20080237195
    Abstract: Blades are connected to the surface of a disk and slots are formed in the surface of a shroud, which is opposite from the other surface of the shroud where the blades are to be welded. The blades are arranged on the opposite surface from the slots and a laser beam is applied from the surface in which the slots are formed, to weld the shroud and the blades. If powder is melted and put in the slots formed for welding in the shroud to fill the slots, thermal distortion occurs. On the other hand, if the slots are left empty, a problem of degrading the fluid performance arises. To solve these problems, components are installed on the surfaces of the slots on the opposite side from the blades after the blades and the shroud in which the slots are formed are welded. Alternatively, the slots are filled with a material different from that of the shroud, such as a resin. With this configuration, distortion caused by welding heat can be reduced without degrading the fluid performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventors: Masaaki Iwasa, Takeshi Tsukamoto, Hideto Nogiwa, Tetsuya Kuwano, Yoshihisa Maeda, Hiromi Kobayashi, Ryujiro Udo
  • Publication number: 20080194559
    Abstract: A therapeutic agent for subarachnoid hemorrhage or a drug for improving prognosis of subarachnoid hemorrhage, comprising a compound having a PAR1 inhibitory effect, its pharmaceutically acceptable salt or a hydrate thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2005
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicants: Eisai R.& D Managment Co., Ltd., Kyushu University National University Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuya Hirano, Yoshihisa Maeda, Tomio Sasaki, Hideo Kanaide, Yasutoshi Kai
  • Patent number: 6283305
    Abstract: For uniformly, satisfactorily, and automatically removing foreign matter that has accumulated on the filter, the apparatus includes a housing having an inflow portion and an outflow portion, a filter having a large number of piled resilient filter chips between which a filtering gap for passage of fluid to be filtered is formed, an actuator for expanding the filtering gap between spring members in backwashing, and a backwashing channel for causing backwash fluid to flow through the filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: SMC Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Maeda, Go Endo, Takayuki Ishihara
  • Patent number: 6209728
    Abstract: A filter medium, which is resiliently expandable in an axial direction and is able to deform the filtration gaps in size in accordance with its expansion, including a compression limiting member for providing required filtration gaps by limiting the amount of compression applied to the filter medium. The filter medium is held by a holder in such a manner that the amount of compression may be adjustable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2001
    Assignee: SMC Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Maeda, Go Endoh
  • Patent number: 5653870
    Abstract: The invention relates to a filter system, in which a filter case 3 and a filter cover 4 can be inserted or removed in easy and quick manner. On a cylindrical engaging portion of the filter case 3 with the filter cover 4, a plurality of projections 25 and a plurality of engaging recesses 26 engageable with each other are provided, and a vertical channel 26a extending in axial direction of the filter case 3 and a transverse channel 26b extending in circumferential direction are arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 5, 1997
    Assignee: SMC Corporation
    Inventors: Teruaki Tsuchiya, Yoshihisa Maeda, Yuusuke Fujii