Patents by Inventor Hiromichi MOTOI

Hiromichi MOTOI 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: 20220146184
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a refrigerator body and a door. The refrigerator body includes a storage chamber. The door closes off the storage chamber to be capable of opening and closing. The door includes a box-shaped outer contour member, an internal part, and a heat insulation member. The internal part is a part different from a foam heat insulation member and is provided inside the outer contour member. The heat insulation member is provided inside the outer contour member or as at least a part of the outer contour member, contains an aero gel, a xerogel, or a cryogel, and overlaps the internal part when the refrigerator is seen in a front view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: Toshiba Lifestyle Products & Services Corporation
    Inventors: Hiromichi MOTOI, Koichi AKIYOSHI, Kengo MATSUNAGA
  • Publication number: 20220113082
    Abstract: A refrigerator including an insulating wall. The insulating wall includes an inner surface member, an outer surface member, a vacuum insulation material, an insulating member, and a foam insulation material. The inner surface member forms at least a portion of the inner surface of the refrigerator. The outer surface member forms at least a portion of the outer surface of the refrigerator. The vacuum insulation material is disposed between the inner surface member and the outer surface member. The insulating member is disposed between the vacuum insulation material and the inner surface member or between the vacuum insulation material and the outer surface member, and includes an aerogel, axerogel, or a cryogel. At least a portion of the foam insulation material is used to fill the space between the vacuum insulation material and the insulating member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicant: Toshiba Lifestyle Products & Services Corporation
    Inventors: Koichi AKIYOSHI, Kengo MATSUNAGA, Hiromichi MOTOI
  • Publication number: 20220090849
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes an inner surface member, an outer surface member, and a first insulating member. The inner surface member forms at least some of the inner surface of the refrigerator. The outer surface member forms at least some of the outer surface of the refrigerator. The first insulating member is positioned between the inner surface member and the outer surface member, is disposed along a wall surface of the inner surface member, and includes an aerogel, a xerogel, or a cryogel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicant: Toshiba Lifestyle Products & Services Corporation
    Inventors: Koichi AKIYOSHI, Kengo MATSUNAGA, Hiromichi MOTOI
  • Publication number: 20220090848
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a housing and a first partition portion. The housing includes a first storage chamber. The first partition portion is disposed in the first storage chamber and partitions the inside of the first storage chamber into at least a first storage portion and a second storage portion which is cooled to a temperature zone lower than that of the first storage portion. At least a part of the first partition portion is formed of a heat-insulating material containing an aerogel, a xerogel, or a cryogel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicant: Toshiba Lifestyle Products & Services Corporation
    Inventors: Hiromichi MOTOI, Koichi AKIYOSHI, Kengo MATSUNAGA
  • Publication number: 20220065382
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a housing, a door, and an interior member. The housing includes a storage chamber. The door closes the storage chamber to be openable. The interior member is disposed inside the housing. At least part of at least one of the housing, the door, and the interior member is formed of a light-transmitting heat-insulating material containing aerogel, xerogel, or cryogel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: Toshiba Lifestyle Products & Services Corporation
    Inventors: Koichi AKIYOSHI, Kengo MATSUNAGA, Hiromichi MOTOI