Patents by Inventor Haruo Kohno

Haruo Kohno 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: 5934128
    Abstract: The present invention has the object of increasing the heat exchanging performance of heat transfer tubes having grooved inner surfaces. In order to achieve this object, the heat transfer tubes having grooved inner surfaces according to the present invention have fins which are formed consecutively in a circumferential direction on the inner surface of a metallic tube. The inner surface of the metallic tube is divided into regions R1.about.R4 in the circumferential direction. The inclination angle .alpha. with respect to the axis of the heat transfer tube of the fins 2 in odd-numbered regions when counting from one of the regions is 10.about.25.degree., and the inclination angle .beta. with respect to the axis of the heat transfer tube of the fins 2 in even-numbered regions when counting from the region is -10.about.-25.degree.. The pitch of the fins 2 is 0.3.about.0.4 mm, the height of the fins from the inner circumferential surface of the metallic tube is 0.15.about.0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1999
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Shindoh Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayoshi Takiura, Seizo Masukawa, Haruo Kohno, Shunroku Sukumoda
  • Patent number: 5791405
    Abstract: The present invention has the object of increasing the heat exchanging performance of heat transfer tubes having grooved inner surfaces. In order to achieve this object, the heat transfer tubes having grooved inner surfaces according to the present invention have fins which are formed consecutively in a circumferential direction on the inner surface of a metallic tube. The inner surface of the metallic tube is divided into regions R1.about.R4 in the circumferential direction. The inclination angle .alpha. with respect to the axis of the heat transfer tube of the fins 2 in odd-numbered regions when counting from one of the regions is 10.degree..about.25.degree., and the inclination angle .beta. with respect to the axis of the heat transfer tube of the fins 2 in even-numbered regions when counting from the region is -10.degree..about.-25.degree.. The pitch of the fins 2 is 0.3.about.0.4 mm, the height of the fins from the inner circumferential surface of the metallic tube is 0.15.about.0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 11, 1998
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Shindoh Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayoshi Takiura, Seizo Masukawa, Haruo Kohno, Shunroku Sukumoda
  • Patent number: 5704424
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to offer a heat transfer tube having a grooved inner surface, wherein the side edges of the board material do not form a waved shape and cracks do not form during tube expansion. In order to achieve this object, the grooved-inner-surface heat transfer tube of the present invention has a metallic tube with an inner circumferential surface, on which are formed a weld portion which extends in an axial direction of this metallic tube, a pair of projecting strip portions formed parallel to and separate from this weld portion, and a plurality of fins formed in an area between these projecting strip portions. The fins are formed with a constant angle with respect to the tube axis, and the ends of these fins are connected with the projecting strip portions. The thickness of the metallic tube within the grooves formed between the fins is made to increase in approaching the weld portion within an area surrounding the weld portion wherein the central angle is within 30.degree..
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1998
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Shindowh Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Haruo Kohno, Takashi Kazama, Makoto Miyauchi, Yoshikatsu Arayama, Kohtaroh Nagahara, Shunroku Sukumoda
  • Patent number: 5052476
    Abstract: A heat transfer tube having an inner surface in which are formed primary grooves and secondary grooves. The primary grooves parallel to one another, extending at an angle to the longitudinal direction of the heat transfer tube and secondary grooves parallel to one another, extending an angle to the primary grooves. At the intersections of the primary and secondary grooves is formed a series of pear-shaped grooves whose inner opening dimension is smaller than the dimension of the bottom of the pear-shaped groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 1, 1991
    Assignee: 501 Mitsubishi Shindoh Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunroku Sukumoda, Seizo Masukawa, Haruo Kohno