Patents by Inventor Yoshio Otagaki

Yoshio Otagaki 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: 4653418
    Abstract: An energy-saving rudder in which auxiliary wings are extended from a conventional rudder so that the rotating energy of the propeller slip stream which impinges on the auxiliary wings can be recovered and converted into the propulsion thrust. Also disclosed is a method for fabricating a rudder with wings. The peripheral portion (trailing edge, leading edge and tip portions) of each auxiliary wing and the root portion thereof are separately fabricated by casting and the upper and lower wing surface plates are welded to the frame which is prepared by assembling the peripheral and root portions of each auxiliary wing. The auxiliary wings therefore can be fabricated and positioned with a high degree of accuracy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1985
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1987
    Assignee: Ishikawajima-Harima Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masahiko Mori, Yoshio Otagaki