Patents by Inventor Akihide Terao

Akihide Terao 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: 10712062
    Abstract: A refrigerant distributor includes: a first introduction pipe configured to be open at a first end and closed at a second end and to cause refrigerant to flow from the first end toward the second end; a second introduction pipe configured to be closed in ends on both upstream and downstream sides and to cause the refrigerant to flow in a direction opposite to a refrigerant flow direction in the first introduction pipe; a plurality of branch pipes connected in series along a refrigerant flow direction on the second introduction pipe; and an adjusting pipe configured to connect the first introduction pipe and the second introduction pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Ryohei Horiba, Tatsunori Sakai, Kumi Aoki, Akihide Terao, Keiichi Tomita, Hirohito Yagi
  • Publication number: 20190056158
    Abstract: A refrigerant distributor includes: a first introduction pipe configured to be open at a first end and closed at a second end and to cause refrigerant to flow from the first end toward the second end; a second introduction pipe configured to be closed in ends on both upstream and downstream sides and to cause the refrigerant to flow in a direction opposite to a refrigerant flow direction in the first introduction pipe; a plurality of branch pipes connected in series along a refrigerant flow direction on the second introduction pipe; and an adjusting pipe configured to connect the first introduction pipe and the second introduction pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Ryohei HORIBA, Tatsunori SAKAI, Kumi AOKI, Akihide TERAO, Keiichi TOMITA, Hirohito YAGI
  • Patent number: 6189368
    Abstract: Real-time and accurate detection of the concentration of hydrogen peroxide vapor supplied into a treatment vessel is made possible by a method and apparatus that permits efficient and effective sterilization, disinfection, or the like with hydrogen peroxide vapor. The concentration of hydrogen peroxide vapor in a treatment vessel is detected by a semiconductor gas sensor in a treatment system where an object to be treated is brought into contact with hydrogen peroxide vapor in a treatment vessel with the pressure fixed at a constant level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2001
    Assignee: Taiyo Toyo Sanso Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taizo Ichida, Shinichi Ando, Akihide Terao