Patents by Inventor Yoshimasa Katsumi

Yoshimasa Katsumi 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: 9746197
    Abstract: A bathroom air-conditioner includes a refrigerant circuit in which a compressor, a radiator, a decompressing mechanism and a heat absorber are connected with one another through a pipe, a circulating air-course, and a ventilating air-course. In the circulating air-course, the radiator and a circulating fan for circulating the air of the bathroom are placed. In the ventilating air-course, the heat absorber and a ventilating fan for discharging the air from the bathroom to the outside are placed. The heat absorber makes the refrigerant absorb heat from the air of the bathroom, and the radiator makes the refrigerant dissipate heat to the air of the bathroom for heating the bathroom. During the heating of the bathroom, when a temperature of the bathroom becomes higher than a given temperature, a controller reduces an air-blow amount from the ventilating fan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshimasa Katsumi, Yoshihiro Nishizuru, Kazuhiro Saitou, Mitunori Matubara, Masafumi Tsubouchi, Yuuji Sugata, Hiroshi Tsuihiji
  • Publication number: 20140290904
    Abstract: A heat exchanger of a heat exchange device includes stacked plate members, each including rectification walls that partition the surface into a lane shape. The rectification walls can include straight-line portions extending along a long side from a first end towards a second end and curved portions. The curve portions include arc-like portions bended from the straight-line portions toward the first long side, and first extending portions extending from the first arc-like portions to the first long side. A curved face being curved towards the first long side can be provided on the curved portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventors: TAKUYA MURAYAMA, MAKOTO SUGIYAMA, YOSHIMASA KATSUMI, MUTSUHIKO MATSUMOTO, KEISUKE TSUJI, FUNADA NAOYUKI, HIROSHI SHIBATA
  • Patent number: 8539788
    Abstract: An ventilating and air conditioning apparatus includes a circulating fan for sucking air from a sucking port open to a first indoor space and blowing the air through a blowout port into the first indoor space, a ventilating fan for sucking air from an exhausting port open to a second indoor space and evacuating the air to the outdoors for ventilation, and a refrigerant circuit formed of a compressor for compressing a refrigerant, a first heat exchanger for exchanging heat of air blown into the first indoor space by the circulating fan with the refrigerant, an expanding mechanism for expanding the refrigerant, and a second heat exchanger for exchanging heat of air blown into the second indoor space by the ventilating fan with the refrigerant. The compressor, first heat exchanger, expanding mechanism, and second heat exchanger are coupled together with pipes for the refrigerant to circulate therethrough in this order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshimasa Katsumi, Hiroyuki Kondou, Mitunori Matubara, Masafumi Tsubouchi
  • Patent number: 8327473
    Abstract: A sauna cabinet is humidified and heated without airborne perceivable water drops by the use of a fine spray. The user can thus remain comfortably in the sauna cabinet that is free of airborne perceivable water drops. The user's view is also not clouded by mist. Accordingly, the user can enjoy viewing images and reading books in the sauna cabinet, and a user's sensible temperature distribution in the sauna cabinet is also uniform. This sauna equipment thus provides uniform temperature and humidity even in a large bathroom. The sauna equipment includes a first circulator and a second circulator for circulating air in the sauna cabinet, an air heater for heating supplied air, and a water atomizer for turning supplied water into fine water drops.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsunori Matsubara, Yoshimasa Katsumi, Yoshihiro Nishizuru, Satoshi Fujii, Bungo Takeuchi
  • Publication number: 20120236499
    Abstract: A cooling unit includes a partition board, a heat exchanger, and a blower. The partition board is disposed on one of a plurality of surfaces of an electronic device so as to partition the inner and the outer side of the electronic device. The heat exchanger is disposed on the outer side so as to exchange heat generated by the electronic device with outside air. The blower is disposed on the outer side. The heat exchanger includes hot-air passage bodies and air pathways. The hot-air passage bodies include a plurality of air passages arranged side by side at predetermined intervals in such a manner as to connect a first vent and a second vent of the partition board on the outer side. The blower blows air of the inner side from the first vent to the second vent through the hot-air passage bodies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2010
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takuya Murayama, Tomonori Wakamatsu, Makoto Sugiyama, Yoshimasa Katsumi, Shunji Miyake
  • Publication number: 20110100043
    Abstract: The ventilating air-conditioning system includes an air supply fan; an exhaust fan; a compressor; a first heat exchanger heat-exchanging between outdoor air sent from the air supply fan and a refrigerant; an expansion mechanism; a second heat exchanger heat-exchanging between air in a sanitary space sent by the exhaust fan and a refrigerant; and a refrigerant circuit piped so that a refrigerant circulates in order of the compressor, first heat exchanger, expansion mechanism, and second heat exchanger, or in order of the compressor, second heat exchanger, expansion mechanism, and first heat exchanger. The system heats or cools an indoor space while ventilating a sanitary space by transferring heat between the first heat exchanger and second heat exchanger through a refrigerant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2008
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Mitunori Matubara, Yuuji Sugata, Masafumi Tsubouchi, Kei Takeshita, Yoshimasa Katsumi, Yoshihiro Nishizuru, Kazuhiro Saitou
  • Publication number: 20100294458
    Abstract: In the heat exchanger of a heat exchange device of the present invention, first protrusions (26) are provided on a part of first rectification walls (22) of first plate member (15) so as to protrude into first recessed portions (25) which are formed on second plate member (16) close to first plate member (15) when second rectification walls are formed on second plate member (16). Second protrusions (27) are provided on apart of second rectification walls (23) of second plate member (16) so as to protrude into second recessed portions (25a) which are formed on third plate member (17) close to second plate member (16) when third rectification walls (24) are formed on third plate member (17).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2008
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takuya Murayama, Makoto Sugiyama, Yoshimasa Katsumi, Mutsuhiko Matsumoto, Keisuke Tsuji, Naoyuki Funada, Hiroshi Shibata
  • Publication number: 20100248612
    Abstract: In a bathroom ventilating air-conditioning system including a first air inlet open to a bathroom; a main body conditioning air drawn in from the first air inlet; and a first air outlet open to the bathroom, where the air is circulated in the bathroom and the main body to air-condition the bathroom, the main body is placed in an indoor space other than on the ceiling surface of the bathroom; the first air inlet is connected to the main body through a first air inlet duct; and the main body is connected to the first air outlet through a first circulating duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2008
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masafumi Tsubouchi, Mitunori Matubara, Yuuji Sugata, Kei Takeshita, Yoshimasa Katsumi, Yoshihiro Nishizuru, Kazuhiro Saitou
  • Publication number: 20100024106
    Abstract: A bathroom air-conditioner includes a refrigerant circuit in which a compressor, a radiator, a decompressing mechanism and a heat absorber are connected with one another through a pipe, a circulating air-course, and a ventilating air-course. In the circulating air-course, the radiator and a circulating fan for circulating the air of the bathroom are placed. In the ventilating air-course, the heat absorber and a ventilating fan for discharging the air from the bathroom to the outside are placed. The heat absorber makes the refrigerant absorb heat from the air of the bathroom, and the radiator makes the refrigerant dissipate heat to the air of the bathroom for heating the bathroom. During the heating of the bathroom, when a temperature of the bathroom becomes higher than a given temperature, a controller reduces an air-blow amount from the ventilating fan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2008
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshimasa Katsumi, Yoshihiro Nishizuru, Kazuhiro Saitou, Mitunori Matubara, Masafumi Tsubouchi, Yuuji Sugata, Hiroshi Tsuihiji
  • Publication number: 20090188027
    Abstract: An ventilating and air conditioning apparatus includes a circulating fan for sucking air from a sucking port open to a first indoor space and blowing the air through a blowout port into the first indoor space, a ventilating fan for sucking air from an exhausting port open to a second indoor space and evacuating the air to the outdoors for ventilation, and a refrigerant circuit formed of a compressor for compressing a refrigerant, a first heat exchanger for exchanging heat of air blown into the first indoor space by the circulating fan with the refrigerant, an expanding mechanism for expanding the refrigerant, and a second heat exchanger for exchanging heat of air blown into the second indoor space by the ventilating fan with the refrigerant. The compressor, first heat exchanger, expanding mechanism, and second heat exchanger are coupled together with pipes for the refrigerant to circulate therethrough in this order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2007
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshimasa Katsumi, Hiroyuki Kondou, Mitunori Matubara, Masafumi Tsubouchi
  • Publication number: 20090056009
    Abstract: A sauna cabinet is humidified and heated without airborne perceivable water drops by the use of a fine spray. The user can thus remain comfortably in the sauna cabinet that is free of airborne perceivable water drops. The user's view is also not clouded by mist. Accordingly, the user can enjoy viewing images and reading books in the sauna cabinet, and a user's sensible temperature distribution in the sauna cabinet is also uniform. This sauna equipment thus provides uniform temperature and humidity even in a large bathroom. The sauna equipment includes a first circulator and a second circulator for circulating air in the sauna cabinet, an air heater for heating supplied air, and a water atomizer for turning supplied water into fine water drops.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2005
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsunori Matsubara, Yoshimasa Katsumi, Yoshihiro Nishizuru, Satoshi Fujii, Bungo Takeuchi
  • Patent number: 6148631
    Abstract: A plurality of honeycomb pipes bundling a plurality of fine tubes are inserted and fixed at desired positions in a refrigerant piping at proper intervals to form a silencer, and noise is reduced by straightening and homogenizing the disturbance of refrigerant and attenuating transmission of pressure pulsations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Assignees: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Matsushita Seiko Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahito Watanabe, Yoshimasa Katsumi, Yasuki Fujii, Shotaro Ito, Masanori Tanigawa, Yasuhiro Asaida