Patents by Inventor Akira Ochikubo

Akira Ochikubo 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: 5934101
    Abstract: The condensed water, as condensed by applying the VRC to a regeneration process, and the strong solution, as fed out of a regenerator, are employed as a heat source to preheat a weak solution so that the preheating amount of the weak solution is increased to improve the performance coefficient of a heat pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1999
    Assignees: The Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc., Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsuneo Takaki, Mitsuaki Kanetsuki, Akira Ochikubo, Hajime Endou, Yoshinori Nagashima