Patents by Inventor Noboru Kawauchi

Noboru Kawauchi 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).

  • Air conditioning apparatus
    Patent number: 4448597
    Abstract: The air-conditioning apparatus automatically selects one of three operational modes and operates at one of three operational zones defined by a combination of the temperature and the humidity to establish thermally comfortable conditions. In the cooling zone, the air conditioning apparatus operates to control the temperature to lower the temperature; in a dehumidifying zone it operates to control the humidity to lower the humidity; in a fan zone it operates to stir the air to maintain thermally comfortable conditions. The air conditioning apparatus includes an operational mode controller which senses the temperature and humidity and changes the operational mode based upon the sensed temperature and the sensed humidity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 15, 1984
    Assignee: Tokyo Shibaura Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Eiji Kuwabara, Takayoshi Sakata, Noboru Kawauchi, Yuuichi Ide, Takeshi Matsuo
  • Air conditioning apparatus
    Patent number: 4350023
    Abstract: An air-conditioning apparatus automatically selects one of three operational modes and operates at one of three operational zones defined by a combination of the temperature and the humidity to establish thermally comfortable conditions. In the cooling zone, the air conditioning apparatus operates to control the temperature to lower the temperature; in a dehumidifying zone it operates to control the humidity to lower the humidity; in a fan zone it operates to stir the air to maintain thermally comfortable conditions. The air conditioning apparatus includes an operational mode controller which senses the temperature and humidity and changes the operational mode based upon the sensed temperature and the sensed humidity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1980
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1982
    Assignee: Tokyo Shibaura Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Eiji Kuwabara, Takayoshi Sakata, Noboru Kawauchi, Yuuichi Ide, Takeshi Matsuo