Patents by Inventor Kazuya Higami

Kazuya Higami 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).

  • Refrigerator
    Patent number: 8398186
    Abstract: The refrigerator includes the following parts. A heat-insulating main body has openings in a front side. A divider divides inside of the heat-insulating main body into side by side so as to form a first storage compartment and a second storage compartment having a width smaller than a width of the first storage compartment. The first door turns to open and close at the first storage compartment, and has a vertical axis that extends in an anterior portion of a side wall of the heat-insulating main body. The second door turns to open and close at the second storage compartment, and has a vertical axis that extends in an anterior portion of a side wall of the heat-insulating main body. A concavity part is vertically provided at a front side of an free end of the first door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuya Higami
  • REFRIGERATOR
    Publication number: 20110314859
    Abstract: A refrigerator (100) includes a main body (150) with thermal insulation properties, a liquid cooling device (140) which cools a liquid introduced to an inside of the main body (150), and a purifying device (103) which purifies a liquid, and further includes a plate (172) which partitions the inside of the main body (150) in a vertical direction, wherein the purifying device (103) is disposed at an upper part of a storage space located below the plate (172).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuya Higami, Tatsuhiko Tsunoo
  • REFRIGERATOR
    Publication number: 20110062844
    Abstract: The refrigerator includes the following parts. A heat-insulating main body has openings in a front side. A divider divides inside of the heat-insulating main body into side by side so as to form a first storage compartment and a second storage compartment having a width smaller than a width of the first storage compartment. The first door turns to open and close at the first storage compartment, and has a vertical axis that extends in an anterior portion of a side wall of the heat-insulating main body. The second door turns to open and close at the second storage compartment, and has a vertical axis that extends in an anterior portion of a side wall of the heat-insulating main body. A concavity part is vertically provided at a front side of an free end of the first door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2009
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazuya Higami