Patents by Inventor Fumitoshi Nishiwaki

Fumitoshi Nishiwaki 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).

  • Publication number: 20040206109
    Abstract: A refrigerating cycle apparatus including a compressor of compressing carbon dioxide (CO2) refrigerant, a radiator of cooling the refrigerant pressurized by the compressor, a pressure reducing valve that is arranged more downstream of the radiator along the refrigerant flow and depressurizes and expands the cooled refrigerant, and an evaporator that heats the refrigerant depressurized by the pressure reducing valve, wherein the refrigerant flow path of the radiator and/or said evaporator is has a diameter of 1 mm or less; and a refrigeration lubricant of which main component is a polar oil miscible with the CO2 refrigerant is utilized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2004
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Inventors: Fumitoshi Nishiwaki, Masami Funakura, Noriho Okaza
  • Patent number: 6799431
    Abstract: The present specification discloses a compressor characterized in that a nonpolar solvent is used as a working fluid and an insulation part of a rotating section is formed from a low dielectric constant plastic film having a specific dielectric constant of 1.2 to 3.0. This compressor has been reduced in leakage current and improved in safety and reliability, and therefore can realize energy savings for devices such as a refrigerant system device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2004
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaaki Suzuki, Fumitoshi Nishiwaki
  • Publication number: 20040123621
    Abstract: To prevent heat transfer inhibition and an increase in pressure loss due to refrigerating machine oil discharged into a cycle, and to provide a compact and highly efficient refrigerating cycle apparatus using carbon dioxide gas (CO2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2003
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Inventors: Noriho Okaza, Fumitoshi Nishiwaki, Yuji Yoshida, Mitsuhiro Ikoma, Hidenobu Hasegawa
  • Publication number: 20040083743
    Abstract: The present specification discloses a compressor characterized in that a nonpolar solvent is used as a working fluid and an insulation part of a rotating section is formed from a low dielectric constant plastic film having a specific dielectric constant of 1.2 to 3.0. This compressor has been reduced in leakage current and improved in safety and reliability, and therefore can realize energy savings for devices such as a refrigerant system device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2003
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaaki Suzuki, Fumitoshi Nishiwaki
  • Publication number: 20040011063
    Abstract: The present specification discloses a compressor characterized in that a nonpolar solvent is used as a working fluid and an insulation part of a rotating section is formed from a low dielectric constant plastic film having a specific dielectric constant of 1.2 to 3.0. This compressor has been reduced in leakage current and improved in safety and reliability, and therefore can realize energy savings for devices such as a refrigerant system device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2003
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC NDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaaki Suzuki, Fumitoshi Nishiwaki
  • Patent number: 6598421
    Abstract: The present specification discloses a compressor characterized in that a nonpolar solvent is used as a working fluid and an insulation part of a rotating section is formed from a low dielectric constant plastic film having a specific dielectric constant of 1.2 to 3.0. This compressor has been reduced in leakage current and improved in safety and reliability, and therefore can realize energy savings for devices such as a refrigerant system device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaaki Suzuki, Fumitoshi Nishiwaki
  • Patent number: 6409488
    Abstract: A rotary compressor has a cylinder, a crank shaft having an eccentric part disposed in said cylinder, a bearing which rotatably supports said crank shaft, a roller which moves in said cylinder following said eccentric part, and a vane whose all or part of the tip is of R configuration, wherein a groove with which the vane tip is disposed in contact is provided on the outer periphery of said roller, a first oil groove is provided on the end face of said roller, and said roller is provided with an oil hole communicating said first oil groove and said groove of the roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignees: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Matsushita Refrigeration Company
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Ikoma, Terumaru Harada, Fumitoshi Nishiwaki, Hidenobu Shintaku, Hiroshi Hasegawa, Etsuro Suzuki
  • Patent number: 6132195
    Abstract: A rotary compressor has a cylinder, a crank shaft having an eccentric part disposed in said cylinder, a bearing which rotatably supports said crank shaft, a roller which moves in said cylinder following said eccentric part, and a vane whose all or part of the tip is of circular configuration, wherein a groove with which the vane tip is disposed in contact is provided on the outer periphery of said roller, a first oil groove is provided on the end face of said roller, and said roller is provided with an oil hole communicating said first oil groove and said groove of the roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignees: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Matsushita Refrigeration Company
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Ikoma, Terumaru Harada, Fumitoshi Nishiwaki, Hidenobu Shintaku, Hiroshi Hasegawa, Etsuro Suzuki
  • Patent number: 5226298
    Abstract: Corrugated fins are provided at opposing sides of a corrugated thermoelectric device constituting a thermoelectric circuit. This air conditioner is obtained by superposing a plurality of the thermoelectric devices. When a current is fed to the thermoelectric devices, heat is absorbed from one of two fluids running through the corrugated fins and discharged to the other fluid, so as to define a heat pump cycle is defined. The thermoelectric devices are superposed so that the confronting surfaces of the neighboring thermoelectric devices constitute a heat radiation surface respectively and a cooling surface. The corrugated fins intersect with each other, so that the two fluids are prevented from mingling and are allowed to flow in and out of different surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1993
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Yamamoto, Hisaaki Gyoten, Fumitoshi Nishiwaki, Yasushi Nakagiri