Patents by Inventor Hiroji Machida

Hiroji Machida 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: 5023020
    Abstract: A method for supplying aromas to a space includes the steps of retaining a plurality of aromatic materials in respective reservoirs, selecting at least one of the aromatic materials according to a predetermined timetable determined on the basis of activities of people in the space at each time, diffusing a predetermined amount of the selected aromatic material in air to obtain aromatized air, and sending the aromatized air into the space. The apparatus for supplying aromas includes a receptor having plural aromas, a controller for controlling the receptor to select one stated aroma from the plural aromas in the receptor according to an influence on people by the stated aroma at a stated time in a day, and a ventilator for supplying an air containing the stated aroma. A facility provided with an apparatus for supplying aromas includes plural zones with each being provided with the apparatus, and plural routes for connecting the zones to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 11, 1991
    Assignee: Shimizu Construction Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroji Machida, Michiaki Asano, Yozo Watanabe, Tomoya Tokuhiro, Hiroshi Satoh, Motoyuki Iwahashi, Norihiro Yamaguchi, Koshin Kikuchi, Hiroaki Watanabe