Patents by Inventor Norihiko Fujiwara

Norihiko Fujiwara 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: 20120186305
    Abstract: A laundry dryer has drum (1) which stores laundry; heat pump device including pipeline connecting compressor (16), which compresses refrigerant, radiator (17), pressure reducer (18), which reduces refrigerant after heat emission at radiator (17), and heat absorber (19), so that pipeline allows sequential circulation of refrigerant; circulation duct (13) in which blower (4) is situated to blow dry air so that dry air sequentially circulates from drum (1), heat absorber (19), radiator (17), to drum (1) again; air volume controller which controls blower (4) to adjust dry air volume in circulation duct (13); and compressor controller which controls rotational speed of compressor (16), wherein compressor controller changes rotational speed of compressor (16) based on fluctuation in dry air volume in circulation duct (13).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2010
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsunori Taniguchi, Norihiko Fujiwara, Shigeharu Nakamoto, Ahin Kang
  • Publication number: 20120167636
    Abstract: Provided is a laundry dryer including a first duct having a first outlet opening at the rear of a drum storing laundry, and a second duct with a second outlet opening at the front of the drum. The second outlet has a smaller bore allowing air passage than the first outlet. The first and second ducts are selectively switched during the drying process in response to temperature detectors which detect the dry air temperature before and after contact between the air and the laundry. A larger volume of air is blown from the first outlet under selection of the first duct than the second duct whereas the dry air is blown from the second outlet at higher pressure and higher velocity under selection of the second duct than the first duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2010
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeharu Nakamoto, Yuji Ozeki, Kouji Nakai, Norihiko Fujiwara, Ahin Kang
  • Patent number: 5423180
    Abstract: A filter regenerating apparatus for an internal combustion engine is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 13, 1995
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomotaka Nobue, Norihiko Fujiwara
  • Patent number: D534941
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignee: Yamamoto Kogaku Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Norihiko Fujiwara