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MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.

MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER LTD. shows a surprising shift in its patent strategy, with significant declines across its core categories in 2025 and so far in 2026, including a 45.5% YoY drop in Pumps (Centrifugal) and a 35.3% YoY decline in Steam / Gas Turbines in 2025. This suggests a potential re-evaluation of R&D focus, especially given the complete cessation of patenting in Electric Motors & Generators and Gas Turbine Plants so far in 2026, despite a brief resurgence in Electric Motors & Generators in 2025.

Patent Trend by Technology Area

Yearly patent publications since 2023

Product themes

Product-level themes inferred from filings since 2023, with category chips showing where each theme appears. Select a theme to filter the patents below.

182 US filings (since 2023) · 7 categories · 20 themes

Internal Flow Path Optimization

Techniques and structures within heat exchangers designed to enhance heat transfer efficiency by controlling and optimizing fluid flow, including baffle arrangements, jet impingement, and condensate management.

Steam / Gas TurbinesGas Turbine Plants
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66since 2023
-21.7%YoY
Advanced Impeller & Flow Path Design

Focuses on optimizing the geometry, structure, and internal flow channels of impellers, blades, and housings to improve fluid dynamics, efficiency, or specific performance characteristics of centrifugal pumps and fans.

Pumps (Centrifugal)
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51since 2023
-23.5%YoY
Turbine Condition Monitoring & Diagnostics

Systems and methods for real-time or periodic assessment of turbine engine health, including detection of wear, damage, unbalance, or deterioration, to enable predictive maintenance and extend operational life.

Steam / Gas Turbines
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44since 2023
-31.2%YoY
Specialized Fluid Handling Applications

Pumps and blowers specifically adapted or designed for unique fluid types, challenging environments, or particular industrial, medical, or consumer applications, often involving debris, specific gas mixtures, or precise delivery requirements.

Pumps (Centrifugal)
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32since 2023
-25.0%YoY
Auxiliary Systems & Maintenance

Support systems for gas turbine engines, including specialized pumps, cleaning methods for engine components, mobile power generation units, and specific structural components like joints and fasteners.

Gas Turbine Plants
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22since 2023
-76.9%YoY
Integrated Actuation and Drive Systems

Methods and components for converting power into mechanical motion to drive pump mechanisms, encompassing electric motors, hydraulic actuators, and specialized motion converters like ball screws or solenoids.

Pumps (Centrifugal)
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16since 2023
+100.0%YoY
Advanced Sealing and Valve Design

Innovations in the design, materials, and maintenance of seals, valves, and related components to improve durability, reduce leakage, and enable specific pump functions like high-pressure operation or automated seal replacement.

Pumps (Centrifugal)Steam / Gas Turbines
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16since 2023
-16.7%YoY
Fluid & Air Bearing Systems

Bearings that utilize a pressurized gas or liquid film to create a non-contact support surface, reducing friction and wear, often incorporating specific flow restriction or airfoil designs.

Bearings & Shafts
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16since 2023
-20.0%YoY
Hybrid Electric Propulsion Integration

Integration of electric machines, energy storage, and power transfer systems with gas turbine engines to enable hybrid operation, electric starting, or auxiliary power generation, improving efficiency or operational flexibility.

Steam / Gas TurbinesGas Turbine Plants
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9since 2023
+50.0%YoY
Advanced Materials & Manufacturing

Focuses on the development and application of novel materials, coatings, and manufacturing processes to improve the performance, durability, and cost-effectiveness of turbine engine components.

Steam / Gas Turbines
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9since 2023
-33.3%YoY
Integrated Bearing Assemblies

Design and integration of bearings within larger mechanical systems or devices, focusing on mounting structures, housing, endplay management, and overall assembly for specific applications.

Bearings & Shafts
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8since 2023
+50.0%YoY
Pump & Fan Operational Control & Diagnostics

Systems and methods for monitoring, regulating, and diagnosing the performance and health of pumps and fans, including speed control, flow rate management, abnormality detection, and safety mechanisms like overspeed safeguards.

Pumps (Centrifugal)
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8since 2023
-33.3%YoY
Advanced Motor Topologies

Development of novel motor architectures beyond traditional radial flux designs, including linear, axial, or multi-armature configurations, often to optimize for specific performance characteristics like torque density or form factor.

Electric Motors & Generators
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7since 2023
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Bearing Sealing & Protection

Components and designs focused on preventing ingress of contaminants (e.g., dirt, water) or egress of lubricants from bearing systems, often using elastic seals, shields, or labyrinth structures.

Bearings & Shafts
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7since 2023
+50.0%YoY
Rolling Element Bearing Optimization

Improvements to the internal components and configurations of rolling element bearings, such as cage designs, separator materials, raceway geometry, or adjustable elements, to enhance performance or lifespan.

Bearings & Shafts
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5since 2023
new
Stator & Coil Manufacturing

Manufacturing processes and techniques for producing stator cores, windings, and coils, including lamination, impregnation, hairpin winding, and segment coil bending, to improve motor efficiency, power density, or reliability.

Electric Motors & Generators
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4since 2023
new
Power Systems with Energy Storage & Grid Interaction

Integration of power converters with energy storage devices (batteries, supercapacitors) or grid interfaces, often involving AC/DC conversion, power flow management, and fault handling for hybrid power systems or specific applications like EVs or PV.

Power Distribution & Storage
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2since 2023
0.0%YoY
Acoustic and Vibration Diagnostics

Utilizing sound and vibration analysis to detect malfunctions, assess balance, or monitor the operational health of machinery and structures. This often involves sensors, signal processing, and pattern recognition.

Machine Testing
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2since 2023
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Advanced Bearing Materials

Development of novel materials or material compositions to enhance bearing performance, such as wear resistance, friction reduction, or load capacity, often involving composites, ceramics, or specialized coatings.

Bearings & Shafts
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1since 2023
new
Modular & Hybrid Power Supply Systems

Design and control of power supply architectures that combine multiple power sources (e.g., AC grid, DC battery, generators) or modular battery units, often featuring switching, conversion, and redundancy for enhanced reliability and flexibility.

Power Distribution & Storage
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1since 2023
n/a

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US 12540564 B2GRANTED
F01D25/14

Exhaust turbine and supercharger

Filed:2022-02-28Pub:2026-02-03
Applicant:MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.

An aspect of an exhaust turbine according to the present disclosure is provided with: a rotating shaft; a turbine wheel attached to one end side of the rotating shaft; a turbine housing having a scroll portion formed on an outer peripheral side of the turbine wheel; a bearing housing that accommodates a bearing for supporting the rotating shaft; a fastening member that fastens a first flange portion of the turbine housing and a second flange portion of the bearing housing together; and a heat-shielding plate having an outer peripheral edge portion held between the first flange portion and the second flange portion. In a first cross section that passes through the center of the rotating shaft and a tongue portion of the turbine housing along an axial direction of the rotating shaft, when the innermost position, in a radial direction of the rotating shaft, of a contact surface between the first flange portion and the outer peripheral edge portion of the heat-shielding plate is defined as a first seal inner end, the innermost position, in the radial direction, of a contact surface between the second flange portion and the outer peripheral edge portion of the heat-shielding plate is defined as a second seal inner end, and one of the first seal inner end and the second seal inner end that is positioned outside in the radial direction is defined as a seal inner end, the seal inner end is disposed outside the tongue portion in the radial direction.