Patents by Inventor Hideaki OOKAWA

Hideaki OOKAWA 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: 20200378654
    Abstract: A thermomagnetic cycle device includes a magnetocaloric effect element disposed between a high temperature end and a low temperature end, and a medium that that performs heat exchange with the magnetocaloric effect element. A magnetic field modulator periodically modulates an intensity of an external magnetic field so as to alternately repeat a magnetization period, during which the external magnetic field is applied to the magnetocaloric effect element, and a demagnetization period, during which the external magnetic field is annihilated. A heat transport device creates a relative movement between the magnetocaloric effect element and the medium. At least one of the magnetic field modulator and the heat transport device is configured such that a first heat exchange amount of the heat exchange during the magnetization period is different from a second heat exchange amount of the heat exchange during the demagnetization period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventor: Hideaki OOKAWA