Patents by Inventor Fumiaki KITAMURA

Fumiaki KITAMURA 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).

  • Blower unit
    Patent number: 11745560
    Abstract: A blower unit includes a casing defining a first passage and a second passage, a first internal-external air switching member, a second internal-external air switching member, and a partition defining an opening. During a two-layer internal/external air mode, the first internal-external air switching member opens an external air inlet and closes an internal air inlet and the second internal-external air switching member closes the external air inlet and opens the internal inlet, so that the external air is directly introduced into the first passage through the external air inlet and the external air in the second passage is introduced into the first passage through the opening of the partition and the internal air is directly introduced into the second passage through the internal air inlet and the internal air in the first passage is introduced into the second passage through the opening of the partition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Aro Toyama, Fumiaki Kitamura, Tomohiro Kamiya
  • BLOWER UNIT
    Publication number: 20210339605
    Abstract: A blower unit includes a casing defining a first passage and a second passage, a first internal-external air switching member, a second internal-external air switching member, and a partition defining an opening. During a two-layer internal/external air mode, the first internal-external air switching member opens an external air inlet and closes an internal air inlet and the second internal-external air switching member closes the external air inlet and opens the internal inlet, so that the external air is directly introduced into the first passage through the external air inlet and the external air in the second passage is introduced into the first passage through the opening of the partition and the internal air is directly introduced into the second passage through the internal air inlet and the internal air in the first passage is introduced into the second passage through the opening of the partition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Aro TOYAMA, Fumiaki KITAMURA, Tomohiro KAMIYA