Patents by Inventor Yukitaka Abe

Yukitaka Abe 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).

  • Automotive air cleaning system
    Patent number: 6769979
    Abstract: An air cleaning system comprising an air cleaner provided on a vehicle and a device which can keep the air cleaner in operation while a vehicle is parked, whereby the quality of air inside a passenger compartment of the vehicle can be improved while the vehicle is parked. Consequently, the quality of the air can be improved in advance before an occupant enters the vehicle, and the quality of the air can further be improved without fully depending upon the function of a catalytic filter of the air cleaning system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2004
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Yukitaka Abe, Hitoshi Ninomiya, Motomi Mizuno, Hiroshi Kataoka, Shinji Iwama
  • Blower apparatus for vehicle
    Patent number: 6723146
    Abstract: A blower apparatus for a vehicle for blowing air into a cabin. The blower apparatus including a case member, various units and airflow passages. The units include an air cleaning unit for cleaning the air, and a component-adding unit for adding air components such as ions to the air. The units have compatible external shapes and sizes for selective installation in almost the same positions in the airflow passages, thereby meeting user needs of changing the function of the blower apparatus simply by arranging the units to the desired positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2004
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Hitoshi Ninomiya, Yukitaka Abe, Shinji Iwama, Kazutoshi Nishizawa
  • Automotive air cleaning system
    Publication number: 20030186644
    Abstract: An air cleaning system comprising an air cleaner provided on a vehicle and a device which can keep the air cleaner in operation while a vehicle is parked, whereby the quality of air inside a passenger compartment of the vehicle can be improved while the vehicle is parked. Consequently, the quality of the air can be improved in advance before an occupant enters the vehicle, and the quality of the air can further be improved without fully depending upon the function of a catalytic filter of the air cleaning system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2003
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Inventors: Yukitaka Abe, Hitoshi Ninomiya, Motomi Mizuno, Hiroshi Kataoka, Shinji Iwama
  • Blower apparatus for vehicle
    Publication number: 20030029319
    Abstract: A blower apparatus for a vehicle for blowing air into a cabin. The blower apparatus including a case member, various units and airflow passages. The units include an air cleaning unit for cleaning the air, and a component-adding unit for adding air components such as ions to the air. The units have compatible external shapes and sizes for selective installation in almost the same positions in the airflow passages, thereby meeting user needs of changing the function of the blower apparatus simply by arranging the units to the desired positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2002
    Publication date: February 13, 2003
    Inventors: Hitoshi Ninomiya, Yukitaka Abe, Shinji Iwama, Kazutoshi Nishizawa