Patents by Inventor Kazuyuki OTANI

Kazuyuki OTANI 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).

  • Publication number: 20240125466
    Abstract: Provided is a boiler including a heat generation body, a container including the heat generation body, and a water pipe to be heated by heat generated by the heat generation body under environment where the inside of the container is filled with gas with higher specific heat than that of air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicants: MIURA CO., LTD., Clean Planet Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuyuki OTANI, Nobuyuki ISHIZAKI
  • Patent number: 11371695
    Abstract: Provided is a boiler for heating fluid by a heat generation unit including heat generation bodies in a container, the boiler being able to moderately heat fluid according to various situations while heat generated by the heat generation bodies can be efficiently utilized. A boiler for heating fluid by using heat generated by heat generation bodies includes the heat generation bodies and a container having the heat generation bodies inside and configured such that the inside of the container is filled with gas with higher specific heat than that of air. The boiler includes a controller configured to control a heat generation amount of the heat generation body under a situation where the gas has been supplied into the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignees: MIURA CO., LTD., Clean Planet Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Otani, Nobuyuki Ishizaki, Kazunobu Inoue, Hidetaka Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11326772
    Abstract: Provided is a boiler configured to perform heating by a heat generation section provided with heat generation bodies in a container and capable of properly charging a circulation path including, as part thereof, the inside of the container with required gas. A boiler includes: heat generation bodies; a container configured such that the heat generation bodies are provided inside and configured chargeable with gas with higher specific heat than that of air; and a circulation path including, as part thereof, the inside of the container, the circulation path being a path in which gas circulates. When the charging process of charging the circulation path with the gas is performed, a circulation amount and a gas concentration in the circulation path are monitored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignees: MIURA CO., LTD., Clean Planet Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Otani, Kenichi Katakawa
  • Publication number: 20210285634
    Abstract: Provided is a boiler configured to perform heating by a heat generation section provided with heat generation bodies in a container and capable of properly charging a circulation path including, as part thereof, the inside of the container with required gas. A boiler includes: heat generation bodies; a container configured such that the heat generation bodies are provided inside and configured chargeable with gas with higher specific heat than that of air; and a circulation path including, as part thereof, the inside of the container, the circulation path being a path in which gas circulates. When the charging process of charging the circulation path with the gas is performed, a circulation amount and a gas concentration in the circulation path are monitored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Applicant: MIURA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Otani, Kenichi Katakawa
  • Publication number: 20210262655
    Abstract: A supply-water warming system includes a steam compression heat pump circuit, a heat recovery heat exchanger, a heat source fluid line in which heat source fluid flows in the heat recovery heat exchanger and the evaporator in this order, a water supply line in which supply water flows in the heat recovery heat exchanger and the condenser in this order, a refrigerant flow rate adjustment section controlled based on the superheat degree of gas refrigerant flowing into the compressor and configured to adjust a refrigerant flow rate, a supply water flow rate adjustment section controlled based on the tapping temperature of the supply water flowing out of the condenser and configured to adjust a supply water flow rate, and a control section configured to control the refrigerant flow rate adjustment section and the supply water flow rate adjustment section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicant: MIURA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuma ISA, Satoru OSHITA, Kazuyuki OTANI, Tomoya OZAWA, Masayoshi KANAMARU
  • Publication number: 20210123596
    Abstract: Provided is a boiler for heating fluid by a heat generation unit including heat generation bodies in a container, the boiler being able to moderately heat fluid according to various situations while heat generated by the heat generation bodies can be efficiently utilized. A boiler for heating fluid by using heat generated by heat generation bodies includes the heat generation bodies and a container having the heat generation bodies inside and configured such that the inside of the container is filled with gas with higher specific heat than that of air. The boiler includes a controller configured to control a heat generation amount of the heat generation body under a situation where the gas has been supplied into the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Applicant: MIURA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuyuki OTANI, Nobuyuki ISHIZAKI, Kazunobu INOUE, Hidetaka YAMAMOTO