Patents by Inventor Hiroaki Mitsuoka

Hiroaki Mitsuoka 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: 9957430
    Abstract: A composition for a heat cycle system and a heat cycle system employing the composition are provided. The composition has favorable lubricating properties and contains a working fluid for heat cycle and a refrigerant oil. The working fluid contains an unsaturated fluorinated hydrocarbon compound having a specific structure. The working fluid has a low global warming potential and can replace R410A. The refrigerant oil has a breakdown voltage of at least 25 kV, a hydroxyl value of at most 0.1 mgKOH/g, and an aniline point of at least ?100° C. and at most 0° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Masato Fukushima, Hiroaki Mitsuoka, Mai Tasaka, Daisuke Shirakawa, Hirokazu Takagi, Takeaki Arai
  • Patent number: 9957429
    Abstract: A composition for a heat cycle system having favorable lubricating properties is provided. A heat cycle system employing the composition is also provided. The composition contains a working fluid for heat cycle, which has a low global warming potential and can replace R410A. The working fluid contains an unsaturated fluorinated hydrocarbon compound having a specific structure and a refrigerant oil having a breakdown voltage of at least 25 kV, a hydroxy value of at most 0.1 mgKOH/g, and a minimum temperature on the high temperature side of the phase separation temperature from the working fluid of at least 35° C. and a maximum temperature on the low temperature side of at most ?60° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Masato Fukushima, Hiroaki Mitsuoka, Mai Tasaka, Daisuke Shirakawa, Hirokazu Takagi, Takeaki Arai
  • Publication number: 20180066170
    Abstract: A composition for a heat cycle system contains a working medium for heat cycle containing 1-chloro-2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene and a refrigerant oil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Mai TASAKA, Masato FUKUSHIMA, Hiroaki MITSUOKA
  • Publication number: 20180044567
    Abstract: There are provided a composition for a heat cycle system containing a working medium for heat cycle that has a low global warming potential and high stability, which can be used as a substitute for HFC-134a and HFC-245fa, and a heat cycle system using this composition. The composition for a heat cycle system contains: a working medium for heat cycle containing 1-chloro-2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene; and a stabilizer suppressing deterioration of the working medium for heat cycle such as an oxidation resistance improver, a heat resistance improver, or a metal deactivator, and the heat cycle system uses this composition for a heat cycle system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Applicant: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Mai TASAKA, Masato FUKUSHIMA, Hiroaki MITSUOKA
  • Publication number: 20170058174
    Abstract: To provide a composition for a heat cycle system, which comprises a working fluid for heat cycle which has a low global warming potential and high stability, and which can replace R410A, and a heat cycle system employing the composition. A composition for a heat cycle system, which comprises a working fluid for heat cycle containing 1,2-difluoroethylene, and a stabilizer for preventing deterioration of the working fluid for heat cycle, such as an oxidation resistance-improving agent, a heat resistance-improving agent or a metal deactivator, and a heat cycle system employing the composition for a heat cycle system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Applicant: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Masato FUKUSHIMA, Hiroaki MITSUOKA
  • Publication number: 20170058172
    Abstract: To provide a composition for a heat cycle system having favorable lubricating properties and comprising a working fluid for heat cycle which has a low global warming potential and which can replace R410A and a heat cycle system employing the composition. A composition for a heat cycle system comprising a working fluid for heat cycle containing 1,2-difluoroethylene, and a refrigerant oil such as an oxygen-containing synthetic oil (such as an ester refrigerant oil or an ether refrigerant oil) or a hydrocarbon refrigerant oil, and a heat cycle system employing the composition for a heat cycle system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Applicant: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Masato FUKUSHIMA, Hiroaki MITSUOKA
  • Publication number: 20160355717
    Abstract: To provide a composition for a heat cycle system having favorable lubricating properties and comprising a working fluid for heat cycle which has a low global warming potential and which can replace R410A, and a heat cycle system employing the composition. A composition for a heat cycle system, which comprises a working fluid for heat cycle containing an unsaturated fluorinated hydrocarbon compound having a specific structure, and a refrigerant oil having a breakdown voltage of at least 25 kV, a hydroxy value of at most 0.1 mgKOH/g, and a kinematic viscosity at 40° C. of from 5 to 200 mm2/s and a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. of from 2 to 30 mm2/s, and a heat cycle system employing the composition for a heat cycle system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Masato FUKUSHIMA, Hiroaki MITSUOKA, Mai TASAKA, Daisuke SHIRAKAWA, Hirokazu TAKAGI, Takeaki ARAI
  • Publication number: 20160355716
    Abstract: To provide a composition for a heat cycle system, which comprises a working fluid for heat cycle which has a low global warming potential and high stability, and which can replace R410A, and a heat cycle system employing the composition. A composition for a heat cycle system, which comprises a working fluid for heat cycle containing trifluoroethylene, and a stabilizer for preventing deterioration of the working fluid for heat cycle, such as an oxidation resistance-improving agent, a heat resistance-improving agent or a metal deactivator, and a heat cycle system employing the composition for a heat cycle system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Masato FUKUSHIMA, Hiroaki Mitsuoka, Mai Tasaka
  • Publication number: 20160355719
    Abstract: To provide a composition for a heat cycle system having favorable lubricating properties and comprising a working fluid for heat cycle which has a low global warming potential and which can replace R410A, and a heat cycle system employing the composition. A composition for a heat cycle system, which comprises a working fluid for heat cycle containing an unsaturated fluorinated hydrocarbon compound having a specific structure, and a refrigerant oil having a breakdown voltage of at least 25 kV, a hydroxy value of at most 0.1 mgKOH/g, and an aniline point of at least ?100° C. and at most 0° C., and a heat cycle system employing the composition for a heat cycle system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Masato FUKUSHIMA, Hiroaki MITSUOKA, Mai TASAKA, Daisuke SHIRAKAWA, Hirokazu TAKAGI, Takeaki ARAI
  • Publication number: 20160347982
    Abstract: To provide a composition for a heat cycle system having favorable lubricating properties and comprising a working fluid for heat cycle which has a low global warming potential and which can replace R410A and a heat cycle system employing the composition. A composition for a heat cycle system comprising a working fluid for heat cycle containing trifluoroethylene, and a refrigerant oil (for example, an ester refrigerant oil, an ether refrigerant oil, a polyglycol refrigerant oil or a hydrocarbon refrigerant oil), and a heat cycle system employing the composition for a heat cycle system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicant: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Masato FUKUSHIMA, Hiroaki MITSUOKA, Mai TASAKA
  • Publication number: 20160333243
    Abstract: To provide a working fluid which has cycle performance sufficient as an alternative to R410A while the influence over global warming is sufficiently suppressed, which does not significantly increase the load to an apparatus as compared with a case where R410A is used, and which can be stably used continuously without any special measures, a composition for a heat cycle system comprising the working fluid, and a heat cycle system employing the composition. A working fluid for heat cycle, wherein the global warming potential is less than 300; the product of the relative coefficient of performance and the relative refrigerating capacity is at least 0.820 relative to R410A in a standard refrigerating cycle under conditions of an evaporation temperature of 0° C., a condensing temperature of 40° C., a supercoiling degree of 5° C. and a degree of superheat of 5° C.; the relative compressor discharge gas pressure is at most 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Masato FUKUSHIMA, Hiroaki MITSUOKA, Mai TASAKA, Satoshi KAWAGUCHI, Katsuya UENO, Toshiyuki TANAKA, Hidekazu OKAMOTO, Tetsuo OTSUKA, Yoshinobu KADOWAKI, Tatsuhiro NOGAMI, Daisuke SHIRAKAWA, Hirokazu TAKAGI, Takeaki ARAI
  • Publication number: 20160333241
    Abstract: To provide a composition for a heat cycle system having favorable lubricating properties and comprising a working fluid for heat cycle which has a low global warming potential and which can replace R410A, and a heat cycle system employing the composition. A composition for a heat cycle system comprising a working fluid for heat cycle containing an unsaturated fluorinated hydrocarbon compound having a specific structure, and a refrigerant oil having a breakdown voltage of at least 25 kV, having a hydroxy value of at most 0.1 mgKOH/g, and having a minimum temperature on the high temperature side of the phase separation temperature from the working fluid for heat cycle of at least 35° C. and a maximum temperature on the low temperature side of at most ?60° C., and a heat cycle system employing the composition for a heat cycle system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Masato FUKUSHIMA, Hiroaki Mitsuoka, Mai Tasaka, Daisuke Shirakawa, Hirokazu Takagi, Takeaki Arai
  • Publication number: 20160333245
    Abstract: To provide a composition for a heat cycle system having less influence over the ozone layer, having a low global warming potential and having excellent durability, and a heat cycle system. A composition for a heat cycle system comprising a working fluid containing trifluoroethylene and difluoromethane, and a lubricating oil, wherein the interaction distance (Ra1123) between trifluoroethylene and the lubricating oil as determined from the Hansen solubility parameters is shorter than the interaction distance (Ra32) between difluoromethane and the lubricating oil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Katsuya FUJII, Hiroshi YAMAMOTO, Katsuya UENO, Hidekazu OKAMOTO, Masato FUKUSHIMA, Hiroaki MITSUOKA, Mai TASAKA
  • Publication number: 20150240089
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a stable solvent composition which provides excellent solubility of various organic substances, has sufficient drying property and has no adverse influences on global environment and is stabilized and not decomposed, and which can be used without adversely affecting objects made of various materials such as metal, plastic or elastomer, for a wide range of industrial use such as cleaning or coating. A solvent composition comprising a solvent containing 1,1-dichloro-2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, and at least one stabilizer selected from the group consisting of a phenol, an ether, an epoxide and an amine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Hiroaki MITSUOKA, Masaaki Tsuzaki
  • Publication number: 20150037505
    Abstract: To provide a lubricant solution which does not impair the global environment, which provides an excellent solubility of a lubricant, which has a sufficient drying property and with which a uniform lubricant coating film can be formed, and a method for producing an article provided with a lubricant coating film, using the lubricant solution. A lubricant solution which is a solution of a lubricant, wherein the solvent is a solvent containing 1,1-dichloro-2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene. A method for producing an article provided with a lubricant coating film, which comprises applying the lubricant solution to an object to be coated, and evaporating the solvent to form a lubricant coating film on the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Masaaki TSUZAKI, Mai Hashimoto, Hiroaki Mitsuoka