Patents by Inventor Hiroaki KOBATA

Hiroaki KOBATA 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: 20240271822
    Abstract: A relay unit includes a housing having a lower portion having four side faces each having an outlet; a heat exchanger accommodated in the housing; and a drain pan located below the heat exchanger. At a front face of the lower portion of the housing, a removable sheet metal cover having the outlet is formed. The drain pan includes a plate having four side portions, a side wall portion extending upward from each of the four side portions, and a drain socket provided in the side wall portion located forward or rearward, and to which a drain hose is connected. The drain pan is freely inserted and removed in a front-rear direction in a state in which the sheet metal cover is removed from the housing, and the drain pan is freely reversed front to rear to be accommodated in the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: Hiroaki KOBATA, Hiroki TAKAHASHI, Hiroki WASHIYAMA, Ryosuke MATSUI, Yuji MOTOMURA
  • Patent number: D1065478
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Sara Tsujimoto, Hiroki Takahashi, Hiroaki Kobata, Yuji Motomura, Ryosuke Matsui, Hiroki Washiyama