Patents by Inventor Hideho SAKAGUCHI
Hideho SAKAGUCHI 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).
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Publication number: 20250109866Abstract: A utilization heat exchanger in an air conditioning apparatus includes first and second heat-exchanging portions. The first and second heat-exchanging portions each include flat tubes that are arranged in a first direction, inside of which refrigerant flows. The flat tubes each have a first portion, a second portion, and a coupling portion. The first and second portions extend in directions different from each other on a plane orthogonal to the first direction, when viewed in the first direction. The coupling portion couples the first and second portions to each other to allow an angle formed between the directions in which the first and second portions extend to be smaller than 180 degrees, when viewed in the first direction. The first and second heat-exchanging portions are coupled to each other via a first coupling tube to allow a flow of the refrigerant to be in series.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2024Publication date: April 3, 2025Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Hideho SAKAGUCHI, Kouichi YASUO
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Publication number: 20240027104Abstract: A refrigeration cycle apparatus includes a first refrigerant circuit and a second refrigerant circuit so as to improve the efficiency of operations. A first refrigerant circuit using a first refrigerant having a pressure of 1.2 MPa or less at 30° C. and a second refrigerant circuit using a second refrigerant having a pressure of 1.5 MPa or more at 30° C. are provided, and a dual cycle operation in which the first refrigerant circuit and the second refrigerant circuit are simultaneously operated to exchange heat between the first refrigerant and the second refrigerant and a single cycle operation in which the first refrigerant circuit is operated without operating the second refrigerant circuit to perform a cooling operation or heating operation are enabled in a switchable manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2023Publication date: January 25, 2024Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Hiroki IKARASHI, Atsushi YOSHIMI, Takuro YAMADA, Eiji KUMAKURA, Ikuhiro IWATA, Ryuhei KAJI, Takeru MIYAZAKI, Hiroki UEDA, Masaki TANAKA, Masaki NAKAYAMA, Hideho SAKAGUCHI, Osamu TANAKA, Hirokazu FUJINO
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Patent number: 11852379Abstract: A water heating system includes: a refrigerant circuit that includes a compressor and in which a refrigerant flows; and a water circuit in which water flows. The refrigerant circuit shares with the water circuit a water heat exchanger that heats the water using the refrigerant discharged from the compressor. The water heat exchanger includes a first heat-exchanging unit in which the refrigerant exchanges heat with the water at a water outlet portion. The refrigerant circuit further includes a heat radiator that is disposed between the compressor and the first heat-exchanging unit and that radiates heat of the refrigerant discharged from the compressor. The heat radiator is configured to radiate heat of the refrigerant to water that flows on an upstream side of the water outlet portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2022Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Hideho Sakaguchi, Masanori Ukibune, Atsushi Okamoto, Yasuhiro Kouno
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Publication number: 20230332801Abstract: A hot water supply system includes a hot water supply apparatus, a plurality of supply paths, and an estimation unit. The hot water supply apparatus includes a heating apparatus configured to heat water, a tank configured to store the water heated by the heating apparatus, and a water circuit configured to circulate the water in the tank. Each supply path is coupled to a corresponding one of a plurality of hot water supply targets and is configured to supply the water from the tank. The estimation unit is configured to predict a total amount of hot water supply demand, based on time-series data of a first index that indicates an amount of heat of water used in each of the plurality of hot water supply targets.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2023Publication date: October 19, 2023Inventors: Hideho SAKAGUCHI, Tetsuya OKAMOTO, Masanori UKIBUNE
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Publication number: 20230228458Abstract: A hot water supply apparatus includes: a first channel configured to send water in a medium-temperature layer (M) to a heating section; and a second channel configured to return water heated by the heating section to a tank. The second channel has an outflow port at a lower position than an inflow port of the first channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2023Publication date: July 20, 2023Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Yasuhiro Kouno, Hideho Sakaguchi
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Patent number: 11674695Abstract: A controller performs a first operation in which a heat source device directly or indirectly heats water in a first channel of a heat exchanger and a second operation in which the heat source device directly or indirectly cools the water in the first channel of the heat exchanger after the first operation ends.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2022Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Hideho Sakaguchi, Atsushi Okamoto, Masanori Ukibune, Yasuhiro Kouno, Yurika Gotou, Qi Fang, Tim Coessens
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Publication number: 20230028896Abstract: A water heating system includes: a refrigerant circuit that includes a compressor and in which a refrigerant flows; and a water circuit in which water flows. The refrigerant circuit shares with the water circuit a water heat exchanger that heats the water using the refrigerant discharged from the compressor. The water heat exchanger includes a first heat-exchanging unit in which the refrigerant exchanges heat with the water at a water outlet portion. The refrigerant circuit further includes a heat radiator that is disposed between the compressor and the first heat-exchanging unit and that radiates heat of the refrigerant discharged from the compressor. The heat radiator is configured to radiate heat of the refrigerant to water that flows on an upstream side of the water outlet portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2022Publication date: January 26, 2023Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Hideho Sakaguchi, Masanori Ukibune, Atsushi Okamoto, Yasuhiro Kouno
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Publication number: 20220260280Abstract: A hot water supply apparatus includes a heat exchanger that heats water for hot water supply, a pressure controller provided in a subsequent stage of the heat exchanger, and a trap that promotes deposition of scale. The pressure controller pressurizes the water for hot water supply. The trap is provided in a subsequent stage of the pressure controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2022Publication date: August 18, 2022Inventors: Masanori UKIBUNE, Atsushi OKAMOTO, Hideho SAKAGUCHI, Yasuhiro KOUNO, Qi FANG
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Publication number: 20220235945Abstract: A controller performs a first operation in which a heat source device directly or indirectly heats water in a first channel of a heat exchanger and a second operation in which the heat source device directly or indirectly cools the water in the first channel of the heat exchanger after the first operation ends.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2022Publication date: July 28, 2022Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Hideho SAKAGUCHI, Atsushi OKAMOTO, Masanori UKIBUNE, Yasuhiro KOUNO, Yurika GOTOU, Qi FANG, Tim COESSENS