Patents by Inventor Guancheng Hou

Guancheng Hou 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: 10274191
    Abstract: A ventilator illumination device, including a light-emitting module for housing a light-emitting unit and a power box module for housing a power supply supplying direct current for the light-emitting unit, wherein an anti-reversal installation structure is provided on the light-emitting module and the power box module, the anti-reversal installation structure limiting the light-emitting unit to be installed only in a state that the light-emitting unit faces towards one predetermined direction. The illumination device is easy to install and prevents inversion of the light-emitting unit, thus ensuring proper brightness of the light irradiated by the light-emitting unit into the room.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignees: PANASONIC ECOLOGY SYSTEMS GUANGDONG CO., LTD., PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gangyi Li, Bodong Zhong, Guancheng Hou, Daisuke Tsubosa
  • Patent number: 9903377
    Abstract: A ventilating device includes a rectangular frame, a louver, an adapter, a helix shell and a circuit board box. A mounting base at a bottom surface of the helix shell is configured for installation of a plurality of functional units thereon. The mounting base is provided with a base circuit board for interfacing with the functional units, and the circuit board box is coupled to the mounting base by a lead wire. Both the circuit board box and the mounting base include a hole, through which the lead wire passes. These holes are arranged in a linear manner in an up-down direction arranged at the side towards an air outlet. The plurality of functional units are configured to be freely assembled or disassembled individually to or from the mounting base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignees: PANASONIC ECOLOGY SYSTEMS GUANGDONG CO., LTD., PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yanbiao He, Guancheng Hou, Shouyong Gao, Bodong Zhong, Fengwei Yan, Daisuke Tsubosa
  • Patent number: 9868003
    Abstract: A fire damper for a ventilating fan includes a shutter and a frame provided with a flange. An opening is defined through the flange. The frame is further provided with a movable component for opening or closing the preformed opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignees: PANASONIC ECOLOGY SYSTEMS GUANGDONG CO., LTD., PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Min Long, Guancheng Hou
  • Publication number: 20170028233
    Abstract: A fire damper for a ventilating fan includes a shutter and a frame provided with a flange. A preformed opening is provided on the frame. The frame is further provided with a movable component for opening or closing the preformed opening. This has the advantage of being able to share parts with others.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Min Long, Guancheng Hou
  • Patent number: 9533179
    Abstract: A fire damper for a ventilating fan includes a shutter and a frame provided with a flange. An opening is provided on the frame. The frame is further provided with a movable component for covering or uncovering the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignees: Panasonic Ecology Systems Guangdong Co., LTD., Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Min Long, Guancheng Hou
  • Publication number: 20160312996
    Abstract: A ventilator illumination device, including a light-emitting module for housing a light-emitting unit and a power box module for housing a power supply supplying direct current for the light-emitting unit, wherein an anti-reversal installation structure is provided on the light-emitting module and the power box module, the anti-reversal installation structure limiting the light-emitting unit to be installed only in a state that the light-emitting unit faces towards one predetermined direction. The illumination device is easy to install and prevents inversion of the light-emitting unit, thus ensuring proper brightness of the light irradiated by the light-emitting unit into the room.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Applicant: Panasonic Ecology Systems Guangdong Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gangyi Li, Bodong ZHONG, Guancheng HOU, Daisuke TSUBOSA
  • Patent number: 9457931
    Abstract: A packing structure including an external packing carton consisting of a top surface, a bottom surface and side surfaces connected with one another and one or more small packing cartons, wherein at least one side surface of the external packing carton is provided with one or more folding portions, each folding portion consisting of one or more folding pieces which are folded to form an opening with a size mating with the size of the periphery of the small packing carton. The packing structure of the present disclosure is easy to be transported, cost reducing and friendly to the environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignees: Panasonic Ecology Systems Guangdong Co., Ltd., Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Guancheng Hou, Bodong Zhong, Shouyong Gao, Daisuke Tsubosa
  • Patent number: 9194602
    Abstract: A ventilation fan mounting structure includes a bracket assembly which is to be mounted to opposite two side flanges of a ventilation fan and includes a first bracket and a second bracket each formed in a U shape, wherein each of the first bracket and the second bracket includes two side members and a connection member connecting the two side members, the connection members and the side members of the first and second brackets are connected to each other by shafts, the side members are rotatable around the shafts, and a position-limit portion is disposed to the connection member to limit a rotation range of the side member. With the ventilation fan mounting structure according to the embodiments of the present invention, the mounting of the ventilation fan can be simply and conveniently completed even if the distance between the ceiling and the roof is small.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignees: Panasonic Ecology Systems Guangdong Co., Ltd., Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yiheng Hu, Guancheng Hou, Bodong Zhong, Shouyong Gao, Yanbiao He, Daisuke Tsubosa
  • Publication number: 20150158630
    Abstract: A packing structure including an external packing carton consisting of a top surface, a bottom surface and side surfaces connected with one another and one or more small packing cartons, wherein at least one side surface of the external packing carton is provided with one or more folding portions, each folding portion consisting of one or more folding pieces which are folded to form an opening with a size mating with the size of the periphery of the small packing carton. The packing structure of the present disclosure is easy to be transported, cost reducing and friendly to the environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: Guancheng Hou, Bodong Zhong, Shouyong Gao, Daisuke Tsubosa
  • Publication number: 20150060638
    Abstract: A ventilation fan mounting structure includes a bracket assembly which is to be mounted to opposite two side flanges of a ventilation fan and includes a first bracket and a second bracket each formed in a U shape, wherein each of the first bracket and the second bracket includes two side members and a connection member connecting the two side members, the connection members and the side members of the first and second brackets are connected to each other by shafts, the side members are rotatable around the shafts, and a position-limit portion is disposed to the connection member to limit a rotation range of the side member. With the ventilation fan mounting structure according to the embodiments of the present invention, the mounting of the ventilation fan can be simply and conveniently completed even if the distance between the ceiling and the roof is small.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Yiheng Hu, Guancheng Hou, Bodong Zhong, Shouyong Gao, Yanbiao He, Daisuke Tsubosa
  • Publication number: 20150003980
    Abstract: A ventilating device includes a rectangular frame, a louver, an adapter, a helix shell and a circuit board box. A mounting base at a bottom surface of the helix shell is configured for installation of a plurality of functional units thereon. The mounting base is provided with a base circuit board for interfacing with the functional units, and the circuit board box is coupled to the mounting base by a lead wire. Both the circuit board box and the mounting base include a hole, through which the lead wire passes. These holes are arranged in a linear manner in an up-down direction arranged at the side towards an air outlet. The plurality of functional units are configured to be freely assembled or disassembled individually to or from the mounting base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Yanbiao He, Guancheng Hou, Shouyong Gao, Bodong Zhong, Fengwei Yan, Daisuke Tsubosa
  • Publication number: 20130130613
    Abstract: A fire damper for a ventilating fan includes a shutter and a frame provided with a flange. A preformed opening is provided on the frame. The frame is further provided with a movable component for opening or closing the preformed opening. This has the advantage of being able to share parts with others.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicants: PANASONIC cORPORATION, PANASONIC ECOLOGY SYSTEMS GUANGDONG CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Min Long, Guancheng Hou