Patents by Inventor Yuto YOKOI

Yuto YOKOI 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).

  • Thrust force generation device and aircraft
    Patent number: 10752369
    Abstract: The thrust force generation device is provided with: a turbo fan engine unit that includes a generator for generating power using a rotation force of a drive shaft, and that drives a fan placed on the drive shaft using gas produced by combusting fuel; a motor driven fan unit that includes a motor driven by power supplied from the generator, that is placed in parallel with the turbo fan engine unit, and that drives a fan by using the motor; and a conducting unit that connects the generator to the motor, and supplies the power generated by the generator to the motor. The turbo fan engine unit and the motor driven fan unit are integrated with each other, and the conducting unit is placed between the turbo fan engine unit and the motor driven fan unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hikaru Takami, Yuto Yokoi
  • THRUST FORCE GENERATION DEVICE AND AIRCRAFT
    Publication number: 20180044028
    Abstract: The thrust force generation device is provided with: a turbo fan engine unit that includes a generator for generating power using a rotation force of a drive shaft, and that drives a fan placed on the drive shaft using gas produced by combusting fuel; a motor driven fan unit that includes a motor driven by power supplied from the generator, that is placed in parallel with the turbo fan engine unit, and that drives a fan by using the motor; and a conducting unit that connects the generator to the motor, and supplies the power generated by the generator to the motor. The turbo fan engine unit and the motor driven fan unit are integrated with each other, and the conducting unit is placed between the turbo fan engine unit and the motor driven fan unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Hikaru TAKAMI, Yuto YOKOI