Patents by Inventor Yoshihiro Kimoto

Yoshihiro Kimoto 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: 6868680
    Abstract: The heater has increased quick responsiveness to temperature control of air, and the air conditioner can realize highly accurate temperature control using the heater. A duct unit having heat sources comprising electric lamps in the inside thereof is attached to an air duct. Air coming into contact with glass bulbs of the electric lamps is heated by radiant heat and transferred heat generated by lighting the electric lamps, whereby the heater with increased quick responsiveness to temperature control is obtained. A first heater and a second heater are provided in the air duct, respectively, and temperature sensors for controlling these heaters are attached to the air duct and a precision environment chamber, respectively, whereby temperature control in two stages with different temperature resolutions is made possible, and an air conditioner with high accuracy excellent in controllability can be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: Hitachi Plant Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayoshi Sakuma, Ryuusuke Gotouda, Kouji Watanabe, Minoru Takahashi, Hidenao Kawai, Toshio Onodera, Katsuhiro Joukou, Yoshihiro Kimoto, Yutaka Shimokawa, Makoto Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20040065096
    Abstract: The heater has increased quick responsiveness to temperature control of air, and the air conditioner can realize highly accurate temperature control using the heater. A duct unit having heat sources comprising electric lamps in the inside thereof is attached to an air duct. Air coming into contact with glass bulbs of the electric lamps is heated by radiant heat and transferred heat generated by lighting the electric lamps, whereby the heater with increased quick responsiveness to temperature control is obtained. A first heater and a second heater are provided in the air duct, respectively, and temperature sensors for controlling these heaters are attached to the air duct and a precision environment chamber, respectively, whereby temperature control in two stages with different temperature resolutions is made possible, and an air conditioner with high accuracy excellent in controllability can be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2003
    Publication date: April 8, 2004
    Applicant: HITACHI PLANT ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masayoshi Sakuma, Ryuusuke Gotouda, Kouji Watanabe, Minoru Takahashi, Hidenao Kawai, Toshio Onodera, Katsuhiro Joukou, Yoshihiro Kimoto, Yutaka Shimokawa, Makoto Tanaka
  • Patent number: 6371070
    Abstract: An inertia charge intake manifold is associated with an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders. The intake manifold includes a plurality of elongated separate branch pipes each corresponding to a respective one of the cylinders. The intake manifold also includes a common flange for connecting a first end of each branch pipe to the internal combustion engine. The common flange has a first surface attached to the internal combustion engine. Further, the intake manifold includes a surge tank to which a second end of each branch pipe is connected. The common flange, the surge tank and each branch pipe are made of a hard thermoplastic synthetic resin. The common flange is integrally connected to the surge tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignees: Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd., Toyota Motor Corp., G. P. Daikyo Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Munetoki, Yoshihiro Kimoto, Mikio Nakashima, Nobuyuki Homi, Ryuji Takashina, Toshiki Miyachi, Takeharu Suga
  • Patent number: 6363900
    Abstract: A synthetic resin-made intake manifold including a volumetric air-intake section communicating with an intake air supply source through an inlet pipe and a plurality of outlet pipes for connecting the volumetric air-intake section to cylinders of an internal combustion engine is fabricated by injection molding, by applying the die rotary injection method or die slide injection method, the volumetric air-intake section and the outlet pipes respectively, thereafter, assembling them together and joining into unity, so that a synthetic resin-made intake manifold adapted for efficient production and flexible designing or including outlet pipes of a complex shape is obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignees: G P Daikyo Corporation, Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Homi, Takeharu Suga, Hiroshi Munetoki, Yoshihiro Kimoto, Mikio Nakajima
  • Publication number: 20010042531
    Abstract: An inertia charge intake manifold is associated with an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders. The intake manifold includes a plurality of elongated separate branch pipes each corresponding to a respective one of the cylinders. The intake manifold also includes a common flange for connecting a first end of each branch pipe to the internal combustion engine. The common flange has a first surface attached to the internal combustion engine. Further, the intake manifold includes a surge tank to which a second end of each branch pipe is connected. The common flange, the surge tank and each branch pipe are made of a hard thermoplastic synthetic resin. The common flange is integrally connected to the surge tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2001
    Publication date: November 22, 2001
    Inventors: Hiroshi Munetoki, Yoshihiro Kimoto, Mikio Nakashima, Nobuyuki Homi, Ryuji Takashina, Toshiki Miyachi, Takeharu Suga
  • Patent number: 6283078
    Abstract: An inertia charge intake manifold is associated with an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders. The intake manifold includes a plurality of elongated separate branch pipes each corresponding to a respective one of the cylinders. The intake manifold also includes a common flange for connecting a first end of each branch pipe to the internal combustion engine. The common flange has a first surface attached to the internal combustion engine. Further, the intake manifold includes a surge tank to which a second end of each branch pipe is connected. The common flange, the surge tank and each branch pipe are made of a hard thermoplastic synthetic resin. The common flange is integrally connected to the surge tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignees: Daihatsu Motor Co. Ltd., Toyota Motor Corp., Daikyo Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Munetoki, Yoshihiro Kimoto, Mikio Nakashima, Nobuyuki Homi, Ryuji Takashina, Toshiki Miyachi, Takeharu Suga