Patents by Inventor Hitoshi Nakamichi

Hitoshi Nakamichi 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).

  • Ceiling fan
    Patent number: 9217440
    Abstract: A ceiling fan includes a connecting portion fixed to a ceiling, an electric motor having a rotation shaft disposed on a lower portion of the connecting portion, a temperature detector provided on a lower portion of the electric motor for detecting a peripheral temperature, and a controller for estimating a room temperature based on the temperature detected by the temperature detector and driving the electric motor according to the estimated room temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Kobayashi, Shigeo Itou, Hitoshi Nakamichi, Hiroyuki Kuramochi, Tetsuji Kawazu
  • CEILING FAN
    Publication number: 20110274561
    Abstract: A ceiling fan includes a connecting portion fixed to a ceiling, an electric motor having a rotation shaft disposed on a lower portion of the connecting portion, a temperature detector provided on a lower portion of the electric motor for detecting a peripheral temperature, and a controller for estimating a room temperature based on the temperature detected by the temperature detector and driving the electric motor according to the estimated room temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2010
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Kobayashi, Shigeo Itou, Hitoshi Nakamichi, Hiroyuki Kuramochi, Tetsuji Kawazu