Patents by Inventor Yusaku Sano

Yusaku Sano 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).

  • Heater-integrated filter and rotating machine system
    Patent number: 11318406
    Abstract: A heater-integrated filter includes: a casing in which are formed an intake port for taking in a portion of process gas from a compressor and a discharge port for discharging the process gas; a filter body which is provided inside the casing and through which the process gas from the intake port passes; and rod-like heaters which are disposed inside the casing and along which the process gas that has passed through the filter body is capable of flowing toward the discharge port along the extension direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES COMPRESSOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takuya Watanabe, Yusaku Sano
  • Filter with integrated heater, and rotary machine system
    Patent number: 10683869
    Abstract: A filter with an integrated heater takes in a portion of a fluid of a rotary machine or an external fluid and generates a seal gas that seals the fluid in the rotary machine. The filter with an integrated heater includes: a casing that includes suction port and an ejection port; a filter main body disposed in the casing; and a heater disposed between the filter main body and the ejection port in the casing. The suction port takes in the portion of the fluid or the external fluid from the rotary machine, the ejection port ejects the fluid or the external fluid, and fluid or the external fluid from the suction port passes through the filter main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES COMPRESSOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusaku Sano, Jun Nagashima, Masahiro Hayashi, Tomoaki Takeda
  • HEATER-INTEGRATED FILTER AND ROTATING MACHINE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200061514
    Abstract: A heater-integrated filter includes: a casing in which are formed an intake port for taking in a portion of process gas from a compressor and a discharge port for discharging the process gas; a filter body which is provided inside the casing and through which the process gas from the intake port passes; and rod-like heaters which are disposed inside the casing and along which the process gas that has passed through the filter body is capable of flowing toward the discharge port along the extension direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES COMPRESSOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takuya Watanabe, Yusaku Sano
  • FILTER WITH INTEGRATED HEATER, AND ROTARY MACHINE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180119704
    Abstract: A filter with an integrated heater takes in a portion of a fluid of a rotary machine or an external fluid and generates a seal gas that seals the fluid in the rotary machine. The filter with an integrated heater includes: a casing that includes suction port and an ejection port; a filter main body disposed in the casing; and a heater disposed between the filter main body and the ejection port in the casing. The suction port takes in the portion of the fluid or the external fluid from the rotary machine, the ejection port ejects the fluid or the external fluid, and fluid or the external fluid from the suction port passes through the filter main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES COMPRESSOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusaku Sano, Jun Nagashima, Masahiro Hayashi, Tomoaki Takeda