Patents by Inventor Norihiko Hasegawa

Norihiko Hasegawa 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).

  • Patent number: 10527312
    Abstract: A heat exchange device includes: a case, a fan provided inside the case and having a fan air outlet and a fan air inlet, a heat exchange element provided inside the case, a case air port formed in the case, and an adapter connected to the case air port at one end thereof, the adapter including more than one pipe connecting portions with different diameters, the pipe connecting portion closest to the case air port being a first pipe connecting portion, the pipe connecting portion farthest from case air port being a second pipe connecting portion; the diameter of the first pipe connecting portion is larger than the diameter of the second pipe connecting portion, and a thermal insulation component is provided in the adapter and has an air passage therein for passing air therethrough. The disclosure is advantageous in preventing occurrence of condensation and improving product safety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignees: PANASONIC ECOLOGY SYSTEMS GUANGDONG CO., LTD., PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kunran Wu, Zhenhong Yang, Kouji Iio, Norihiko Hasegawa
  • Publication number: 20190032952
    Abstract: A heat exchange device includes: a case, a fan provided inside the case and having a fan air outlet and a fan air inlet, a heat exchange element provided inside the case, a case air port formed in the case, and an adapter connected to the case air port at one end thereof, the adapter including more than one pipe connecting portions with different diameters, the pipe connecting portion closest to the case air port being a first pipe connecting portion, the pipe connecting portion farthest from case air port being a second pipe connecting portion; the diameter of the first pipe connecting portion is larger than the diameter of the second pipe connecting portion, and a thermal insulation component is provided in the adapter and has an air passage therein for passing air therethrough. The disclosure is advantageous in preventing occurrence of condensation and improving product safety.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Kunran Wu, Zhenhong Yang, Kouji Iio, Norihiko Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 9999851
    Abstract: A filter mounting structure, includes a casing including upper, lower, front, back, left and right side panels and a filter unit. The filter unit includes a filter, a first support frame located at a front end of the filter, and a second support frame located at a side of the filter. The filter is mounted on the first and second support frames. A first mounting port is provided in the front side panel and a second mounting port is provided in any one of the left and right side panels. A mounting space is included in the casing and extends toward the first and second mounting ports respectively. The first support frame is mounted on the front side panel of the casing through the first mounting port and the second support frame is mounted on the left or right side panel of the casing through the second mounting port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignees: PANASONIC ECOLOGY SYSTEMS GUANGDONG CO., LTD., PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kunran Wu, Longchang Yu, Norihiko Hasegawa, Soma Hara
  • Publication number: 20180087781
    Abstract: A range hood includes: fan unit (4) having a built-in fan; frame unit (3) connected to the fan unit; rectifier (5) disposed in a lower part of the frame unit; and communication module (7) mounted on mounting portion (6) of the frame unit. The communication module includes transmitting/receiving unit (11) and transmitting/receiving unit case (8). The communication module performs, via the transmitting/receiving unit, radio communication using radio waves with a central control unit that controls another ventilation apparatus or another air conditioning apparatus. The transmitting/receiving unit case includes case portion (9) covering the transmitting/receiving unit, and cover portion (10) connected to the case portion. The mounting portion is made of metal, has a box shape, and has opening (21) so that radio waves arrive at transmitting/receiving unit that is built-in the mounting portion. The cover portion is at least partially made of resin or glass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: NORIHIKO HASEGAWA, NAOYUKI FUNADA
  • Publication number: 20170151519
    Abstract: A filter mounting structure, includes a casing including upper, lower, front, back, left and right side panels and a filter unit. The filter unit includes a filter, a first support frame located at a front end of the filter, and a second support frame located at a side of the filter. The filter is mounted on the first and second support frames. A first mounting port is provided in the front side panel and a second mounting port is provided in any one of the left and right side panels. A mounting space is included in the casing and extends toward the first and second mounting ports respectively. The first support frame is mounted on the front side panel of the casing through the first mounting port and the second support frame is mounted on the left or right side panel of the casing through the second mounting port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Inventors: Kunran Wu, Longchang Yu, Norihiko Hasegawa, Soma Hara
  • Patent number: 9534802
    Abstract: Ventilation device is mounted on inner wall in wind tunnel communicating between indoor and outdoor sides, having a ventilation louver. The ventilation louver includes a louver frame and a movable louver. Horizontal distance from position of gravity center of the movable louver to the inner wall is greater than horizontal distance from the movable louver shaft to the inner wall. A lever is disposed at a lower part of the louver frame to move in a left-right direction along bottom end face of the lower part of the louver frame. A connection element is provided to connect the movable louver with the lever between the movable louver and the louver frame, which is configured to be a slidable structure in the up-down direction, and transform the movement in the left-right direction of the lever to opening and closing movement of the movable louver around the movable louver shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignees: Panasonic Ecology Systems Guangdong Co., Ltd., Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Bodong Zhong, Min Long, Jiahan Hong, Shi Zhen, Norihiko Hasegawa, Ryuuma Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 9513022
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a ventilating fan including a ventilating fan body located on the indoor side, an outdoor pipe hood located on the outdoor side, a ventilating fan mounting member located between the ventilating fan body and the outdoor pipe hood, and a panel removably mounted to the front of the ventilating fan body, the ventilating fan mounting member includes a cylinder and a flange, the outdoor pipe hood includes a pipe hood base and a back cover, the pipe hood base includes a base plate with a circular opening and a pipeline fixing ring removably mounted to the base plate; and, a hollow expansion pipe being connected to the cylinder of the ventilating fan mounting member at one end and connected to the pipeline fixing ring at the other end. The present invention has advantages of easy mounting of the expansion pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignees: Panasonic Ecology Systems Guangdong Co., Ltd., Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Bodong Zhong, Min Long, Jiahan Hong, Shi Zhen, Shouyong Gao, Norihiko Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 9502201
    Abstract: Provided is a tungsten electrode material that can improve the life of an electrode than conventional by the use of a material in place of thorium oxide. The tungsten electrode material includes a tungsten base alloy and oxide particles dispersed in the tungsten base alloy, wherein the oxide particle is an oxide solid solution in which a Zr oxide and/or a Hf oxide and an oxide of at least one or more kinds of rare earth elements selected from Sc, Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, and Lu are solid-dissolved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: A.L.M.T. Corp.
    Inventors: Seiji Nakabayashi, Masahiro Katoh, Yoshiharu Yamamoto, Toshihiko Yoshida, Norihiko Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 9222695
    Abstract: A heat exchange ventilator includes a plurality of heat exchanger elements provided with a heat-exchanger exhaust airflow path and a heat-exchanger intake airflow path. Exhaust airflow and intake airflow are guided to pass through one of the plurality of heat exchanger elements, and the exhaust airflow and the intake airflow are switched to the next heat exchanger element in a sequential order when a state of the heat exchanger element comes to a predetermined condition set based on adverse influences of ice formation inside a heat-exchanger exhaust airflow path. The structure prevents the heat exchanger element from icing to avoid the adverse influences, thereby making it capable of exerting the fundamental heat exchanging and ventilating function continuously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Norihiko Hasegawa, Hirotsugu Hirano
  • Publication number: 20140187139
    Abstract: Ventilation device is mounted on inner wall in wind tunnel communicating between indoor and outdoor sides, having a ventilation louver. The ventilation louver includes a louver frame and a movable louver. Horizontal distance from position of gravity center of the movable louver to the inner wall is greater than horizontal distance from the movable louver shaft to the inner wall. A lever is disposed at a lower part of the louver frame to move in a left-right direction along bottom end face of the lower part of the louver frame. A connection element is provided to connect the movable louver with the lever between the movable louver and the louver frame, which is configured to be a slidable structure in the up-down direction, and transform the movement in the left-right direction of the lever to opening and closing movement of the movable louver around the movable louver shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicants: Panasonic Corporation, Panasonic Ecology Systems Guangdong Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bodong Zhong, Min Long, Jiahan Hong, Shi Zhen, Norihiko Hasegawa, Ryuuma Yokoyama
  • Publication number: 20110243184
    Abstract: Provided is a tungsten electrode material that can improve the life of an electrode than conventional by the use of a material in place of thorium oxide. The tungsten electrode material includes a tungsten base alloy and oxide particles dispersed in the tungsten base alloy, wherein the oxide particle is an oxide solid solution in which a Zr oxide and/or a Hf oxide and an oxide of at least one or more kinds of rare earth elements selected from Sc, Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, and Lu are solid-dissolved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2009
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: A.L.M.T. Corp.
    Inventors: Seiji Nakabayashi, Masahiro Katoh, Yoshiharu Yamamoto, Toshihiko Yoshida, Norihiko Hasegawa
  • Publication number: 20110189937
    Abstract: A heat exchange ventilator includes a plurality of heat exchanger elements provided with a heat-exchanger exhaust airflow path and a heat-exchanger intake airflow path. Exhaust airflow and intake airflow are guided to pass through one of the plurality of heat exchanger elements, and the exhaust airflow and the intake airflow are switched to the next heat exchanger element in a sequential order when a state of the heat exchanger element comes to a predetermined condition set based on adverse influences of ice formation inside a heat-exchanger exhaust airflow path. The structure prevents the heat exchanger element from icing to avoid the adverse influences, thereby making it capable of exerting the fundamental heat exchanging and ventilating function continuously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2008
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Norihiko Hasegawa, Hirotsugu Hirano