Patents by Inventor Yugo Tokunaga

Yugo Tokunaga 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: 9964393
    Abstract: A measurement device for a ring-shaped assembly that measures relative positions, is provided with: a first contact section that comes into contact with a reference surface that is continuous in the circumferential direction of the ring-shaped member and is capable of sliding in the circumferential direction; a second contact section capable of pressing against an opposing surface that faces an opposite side in the radial direction from the reference surface of the ring-shaped member; a base section that supports the first contact section and the second contact section; a third contact section that comes into contact with a measurement-target part of the assembled member; a connecting section that connects the third contact section and the base section; and a measurement unit that measures a displacement of the third contact section relative to the base section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Kunihiko Waki, Kenichi Arase, Yugo Tokunaga
  • Patent number: 9618333
    Abstract: A clearance measurement device for a combustor includes: a rod part with the hollow base end side which is mounted on a first flange of the combustor while being inserted in the combustor; a support part which is mounted at the leading end of the rod part so as to be rotatable around an axis perpendicular to the axial direction of the rod part; an imaging element which is supported by the support part and images an annular clearance; an operation lever which penetrates the inside of the rod part and extends toward the support part; and a link mechanism which is provided between the operation lever and the support part and converts a forward/backward motion of the operation lever into a rotary motion of the support part around the axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yugo Tokunaga, Kenta Taniguchi
  • Publication number: 20160370163
    Abstract: A measurement device for a ring-shaped assembly that measures relative positions, is provided with: a first contact section that comes into contact with a reference surface that is continuous in the circumferential direction of the ring-shaped member and is capable of sliding in the circumferential direction; a second contact section capable of pressing against an opposing surface that faces an opposite side in the radial direction from the reference surface of the ring-shaped member; a base section that supports the first contact section and the second contact section; a third contact section that comes into contact with a measurement-target part of the assembled member; a connecting section that connects the third contact section and the base section; and a measurement unit that measures a displacement of the third contact section relative to the base section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2014
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Kunihiko WAKI, Kenichi ERASE, Yugo TOKUNAGA
  • Publication number: 20150204656
    Abstract: A clearance measurement device for a combustor includes: a rod part with the hollow base end side which is mounted on a first flange of the combustor while being inserted in the combustor; a support part which is mounted at the leading end of the rod part so as to be rotatable around an axis perpendicular to the axial direction of the rod part; an imaging element which is supported by the support part and images an annular clearance; an operation lever which penetrates the inside of the rod part and extends toward the support part; and a link mechanism which is provided between the operation lever and the support part and converts a forward/backward motion of the operation lever into a rotary motion of the support part around the axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: Yugo Tokunaga, Kenta Taniguchi
  • Patent number: 7552647
    Abstract: In order to provide a turbine blade fatigue life evaluating method for quantitively evaluating the fatigue life of a turbine blade, the turbine blade is determined to be within its fatigue life if the creep elongation strain in the longitudinal direction of the turbine blade is less than 0.5% of an initial length, and is determined to exceed its fatigue life if the creep elongation strain is 0.5% or more than the initial length. A turbine blade creep elongation strain measuring apparatus 20 comprises a first fixed end 21, a second fixed end 22, and a dial gauge 24. A dimension in the longitudinal direction is stamped on the surface of a turbine blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Friedrich Soechting, Charles Ellis, Yasuoki Tomita, Yugo Tokunaga
  • Publication number: 20060201257
    Abstract: In order to provide a turbine blade fatigue life evaluating method for quantitively evaluating the fatigue life of a turbine blade, the turbine blade is determined to be within its fatigue life if the creep elongation strain in the longitudinal direction of the turbine blade is less than 0.5% of an initial length, and is determined to exceed its fatigue life if the creep elongation strain is 0.5% or more than the initial length. A turbine blade creep elongation strain measuring apparatus 20 comprises a first fixed end 21, a second fixed end 22, and a dial gauge 24. A dimension in the longitudinal direction is stamped on the surface of a turbine blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2005
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Friedrich Soechting, Charles Ellis, Yasuoki Tomita, Yugo Tokunaga
  • Patent number: 6983659
    Abstract: In order to provide a turbine blade creep life evaluating method for quantitively evaluating the life of a turbine blade, the turbine blade is determined to be within its allowable life if the creep elongation strain in the longitudinal direction of the turbine blade is less than 0.5% of an initial length, and is determined to exceed its allowable life if the creep elongation strain is 0.5% or more than the initial length. A turbine blade creep elongation strain measuring apparatus 20 comprises a first fixed end 21, a second fixed end 22, and a dial gauge 24. A dimension in the longitudinal direction is stamped on the surface of a turbine blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2006
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Friedrich Soechting, Charles Ellis, Yasuoki Tomita, Yugo Tokunaga
  • Publication number: 20040139809
    Abstract: In order to provide a turbine blade fatigue life evaluating method for quantitively evaluating the fatigue life of a turbine blade, the turbine blade is determined to be within its fatigue life if the creep elongation strain in the longitudinal direction of the turbine blade is less than 0.5% of an initial length, and is determined to exceed its fatigue life if the creep elongation strain is 0.5% or more than the initial length. A turbine blade creep elongation strain measuring apparatus 20 comprises a first fixed end 21, a second fixed end 22, and a dial gauge 24. A dimension in the longitudinal direction is stamped on the surface of a turbine blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2003
    Publication date: July 22, 2004
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Friedrich Soechting, Charles Ellis, Yasuoki Tomita, Yugo Tokunaga