Patents by Inventor Seiki Hosaka

Seiki Hosaka 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).

  • Dispenser
    Patent number: 8286443
    Abstract: Provided is a dispenser in which a wash water discharge opening provided to a drain pan is connected to an external tap water system via a wash water supply path. The wash water supply path is provided with a wash water supply valve for controlling whether or not to supply wash water to the drain pan. A wash control section in a controller performs timing separately from control of a generation/delivery control section for performing generation and delivery of ice chips, and also performs a wash action at predetermined time intervals by opening the wash water supply valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Hoshizaki Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Makoto Sasaki, Hiroshi Nagai, Kouichi Itou, Yuji Hirano, Motohiro Kawachi, Seiki Hosaka
  • Cooling storage cabinet
    Patent number: 7966836
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention includes a cooling storage cabinet having a compressor that is included in a freezing device, a heater that is connected in parallel with the compressor to a power source, a switch that controls supply of current to the compressor, and a control unit that stops supply of current to the heater during a predetermined time after the switch operates start-up of the compressor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Hoshizaki Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Seiki Hosaka
  • DISPENSER
    Publication number: 20100072225
    Abstract: Provided is a dispenser in which a wash water discharge opening provided to a drain pan is connected to an external tap water system via a wash water supply path. The wash water supply path is provided with a wash water supply valve for controlling whether or not to supply wash water to the drain pan. A wash control section in a controller performs timing separately from control of a generation/delivery control section for performing generation and delivery of ice chips, and also performs a wash action at predetermined time intervals by opening the wash water supply valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Inventors: Makoto SASAKI, Hiroshi NAGAI, Kouichi ITOU, Yuji HIRANO, Motohiro KAWACHI, Seiki HOSAKA
  • Cooling storage cabinet
    Publication number: 20090165476
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention includes a cooling storage cabinet having a compressor that is included in a freezing device, a heater that is connected in parallel with the compressor to a power source, a switch that controls supply of current to the compressor, and a control unit that stops supply of current to the heater during a predetermined time after the switch operates start-up of the compressor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2007
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventor: Seiki Hosaka