Patents by Inventor Hironobu Machida

Hironobu Machida 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: 11268003
    Abstract: Provided is a heat storage device (10) of the present disclosure comprises a heat storage material (12) containing sodium acetate trihydrate; a first electrode having a surface which is in contact with the heat storage material and formed of at least one selected from the group consisting of silver, a silver alloy, and a silver compound; a second electrode in contact with the heat storage material; an inorganic porous material contained in the heat storage material; and a power supply (14) for applying a voltage to the first electrode and the second electrode. The inorganic porous material has an average pore diameter of not more than 50 nanometers. The present invention provides a heat storage device capable of releasing heat by releasing a supercooled state by voltage application. The heat storage device can be used repeatedly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Kubo, Motohiro Suzuki, Hironobu Machida, Shinsuke Takeguchi, Kentaro Shii, Naoyuki Tani, Tatsuya Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20210292631
    Abstract: A cold storage material composition contains tetra-n-butylammonium bromide, water, and 1-propanol. The weight ratio of tetra-n-butylammonium bromide to water is greater than or equal to 37.5/62.5 and less than or equal to 40/60. The molar ratio of 1-propanol to water is greater than or equal to 0.043 and less than or equal to 0.065. The cold storage material composition has a fusion heat of greater than or equal to 135 J/g within a range of higher than or equal to 2 degrees Celsius and lower than or equal to 8 degrees Celsius and has a heat flow peak within a range of higher than or equal to 2 degrees Celsius and lower than or equal to 8 degrees Celsius.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: MOTOHIRO SUZUKI, HIRONOBU MACHIDA
  • Patent number: 11028302
    Abstract: Provided is a cold storage medium according to the present invention contains tetra-n-butylammonium ions, silver ions, at least one kind of halide ions selected from the group consisting of fluoride ions, chloride ions, and bromide ions, water, and at least one kind of carboxylic acid ions each represented by the following chemical formula R—COO? (where R represents a hydrocarbon group).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hironobu Machida, Motohiro Suzuki
  • Patent number: 10921064
    Abstract: A heat storage apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a heat storage material and a member. The heat storage material forms a clathrate hydrate by cooling. The member has a surface with a plurality of holes. In the case that the lattice constant of the clathrate hydrate is denoted by L and the outside diameter of a cage included in the clathrate hydrate is denoted by D, the plurality of holes are spaced at intervals of 1L to 10L, and each of the plurality of holes has a hole diameter of 1D to 20D.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hironobu Machida, Motohiro Suzuki, Shinsuke Takeguchi, Kentaro Shii
  • Publication number: 20200102485
    Abstract: Provided is a cold storage medium according to the present invention contains tetra-n-butylammonium ions, silver ions, at least one kind of halide ions selected from the group consisting of fluoride ions, chloride ions, and bromide ions, water, and at least one kind of carboxylic acid ions each represented by the following chemical formula R—COO? (where R represents a hydrocarbon group).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: HIRONOBU MACHIDA, MOTOHIRO SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20200063012
    Abstract: Provided is a heat storage device (10) of the present disclosure comprises a heat storage material (12) containing sodium acetate trihydrate; a first electrode having a surface which is in contact with the heat storage material and formed of at least one selected from the group consisting of silver, a silver alloy, and a silver compound; a second electrode in contact with the heat storage material; an inorganic porous material contained in the heat storage material; and a power supply (14) for applying a voltage to the first electrode and the second electrode. The inorganic porous material has an average pore diameter of not more than 50 nanometers. The present invention provides a heat storage device capable of releasing heat by releasing a supercooled state by voltage application. The heat storage device can be used repeatedly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: TAKASHI KUBO, MOTOHIRO SUZUKI, HIRONOBU MACHIDA, SHINSUKE TAKEGUCHI, KENTARO SHII, NAOYUKI TANI, TATSUYA NAKAMURA
  • Patent number: 10571202
    Abstract: The heat storage apparatus of the present disclosure includes a casing, a heat storage material that is located in the casing, a stirrer that is located in the casing, that is in contact with the heat storage material, and that rotates to stir the heat storage material, and a projection that is in contact with the heat storage material, that projects from the stirrer, and that rotates with rotation of the stirrer. The projection is continuously in contact with an inner face of the casing while the stirrer rotates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hironobu Machida, Motohiro Suzuki, Shinsuke Takeguchi, Takashi Kubo, Kentaro Shii, Naoyuki Tani, Tatsuya Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20190078845
    Abstract: A heat storage apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a heat storage material and a member. The heat storage material forms a clathrate hydrate by cooling. The member has a surface with a plurality of holes. In the case that the lattice constant of the clathrate hydrate is denoted by L and the outside diameter of a cage included in the clathrate hydrate is denoted by D, the plurality of holes are spaced at intervals of 1L to 10L, and each of the plurality of holes has a hole diameter of 1D to 20D.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: Hironobu MACHIDA, Motohiro SUZUKI, Shinsuke TAKEGUCHI, Kentaro SHII
  • Patent number: 10222095
    Abstract: A heat storage apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a casing, a heat storage material, and movable components. An internal space in the casing is partitioned into a plurality of spaces. The heat storage material is located in each of the plurality of spaces. At least one movable component is disposed in contact with the heat storage material in each of the plurality of spaces, and is capable of changing a position thereof relative to a position of the casing as time proceeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Hironobu Machida, Motohiro Suzuki, Shinsuke Takeguchi, Kentaro Shii, Masaaki Nagai
  • Patent number: 10161688
    Abstract: A heat storage apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a heat storage material and a member. The heat storage material forms a clathrate hydrate by cooling. The member has a surface with a plurality of holes. In the case that the lattice constant of the clathrate hydrate is denoted by L and the outside diameter of a cage included in the clathrate hydrate is denoted by D, the plurality of holes are spaced at intervals of 1L to 10L, and each of the plurality of holes has a hole diameter of 1D to 20D.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hironobu Machida, Motohiro Suzuki, Shinsuke Takeguchi, Kentaro Shii
  • Publication number: 20180112931
    Abstract: The heat storage apparatus of the present disclosure includes a casing, a heat storage material that is located in the casing, a stirrer that is located in the casing, that is in contact with the heat storage material, and that rotates to stir the heat storage material, and a projection that is in contact with the heat storage material, that projects from the stirrer, and that rotates with rotation of the stirrer. The projection is continuously in contact with an inner face of the casing while the stirrer rotates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: HIRONOBU MACHIDA, MOTOHIRO SUZUKI, SHINSUKE TAKEGUCHI, TAKASHI KUBO, KENTARO SHII, NAOYUKI TANI, TATSUYA NAKAMURA
  • Patent number: 9845420
    Abstract: Provided is a latent heat cold storage material containing: water; a crystalline powder; and at least one inorganic salt. The crystalline powder is formed of a compound having a saturated concentration of less than 7.0 wt % to an aqueous solution of the inorganic salt having a concentration of 25 wt % at 25° C. A concentration of the crystalline powder exceeds a saturated concentration of the crystalline powder to the aqueous solution of the inorganic salt at 25° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hironobu Machida, Motohiro Suzuki, Shinsuke Takeguchi, Kentaro Shii, Kazuaki Suito
  • Publication number: 20170268802
    Abstract: A heat storage apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a casing, a heat storage material, and movable components. An internal space in the casing is partitioned into a plurality of spaces. The heat storage material is located in each of the plurality of spaces. At least one movable component is disposed in contact with the heat storage material in each of the plurality of spaces, and is capable of changing a position thereof relative to a position of the casing as time proceeds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: HIRONOBU MACHIDA, MOTOHIRO SUZUKI, SHINSUKE TAKEGUCHI, KENTARO SHII, MASAAKI NAGAI
  • Patent number: 9758710
    Abstract: A heat storage material composition contains a sugar alcohol and a stabilizer that allows the sugar alcohol to maintain a liquid state and a supercooled state. The stabilizer is one selected from (i) a salt that has a solubility of 9 g or more in 100 mL of 20° C. water and gives a monovalent anion, (ii) a polymer prepared by using the salt as a monomer, and (iii) a polymer having a molecular weight of 7,000 or more and 4,000,000 or less prepared by using, as a monomer, an alcohol having a solubility of 9 g or more in 100 mL of 20° C. water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Motohiro Suzuki, Hironobu Machida, Shinsuke Takeguchi, Kentaro Shii, Izumi Hirasawa, So Morioka
  • Patent number: 9650554
    Abstract: A latent heat storage material contains sodium acetate, water, and a supercooling stabilizer containing a group 11 metal-containing compound, and has a group 11 metal concentration of 2.0×105 ppm or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuaki Suito, Motohiro Suzuki, Hironobu Machida, Shinsuke Takeguchi, Kentaro Shii
  • Publication number: 20170107414
    Abstract: Provided is a latent heat cold storage material containing: water; a crystalline powder; and at least one inorganic salt. The crystalline powder is formed of a compound having a saturated concentration of less than 7.0 wt % to an aqueous solution of the inorganic salt having a concentration of 25 wt % at 25 C. A concentration of the crystalline powder exceeds a saturated concentration of the crystalline powder to the aqueous solution of the inorganic salt at 25 C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: HIRONOBU MACHIDA, MOTOHIRO SUZUKI, SHINSUKE TAKEGUCHI, KENTARO SHII, KAZUAKI SUITO
  • Publication number: 20170037292
    Abstract: A latent heat storage material contains sodium acetate, water, and a supercooling stabilizer containing a group 11 metal-containing compound, and has a group 11 metal concentration of 2.0×105 ppm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: KAZUAKI SUITO, MOTOHIRO SUZUKI, HIRONOBU MACHIDA, SHINSUKE TAKEGUCHI, KENTARO SHII
  • Publication number: 20160090520
    Abstract: A heat storage material composition contains a sugar alcohol and a stabilizer that allows the sugar alcohol to maintain a liquid state and a supercooled state. The stabilizer is one selected from (i) a salt that has a solubility of 9 g or more in 100 mL of 20° C. water and gives a monovalent anion, (ii) a polymer prepared by using the salt as a monomer, and (iii) a polymer having a molecular weight of 7,000 or more and 4,000,000 or less prepared by using, as a monomer, an alcohol having a solubility of 9 g or more in 100 mL of 20° C. water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: MOTOHIRO SUZUKI, HIRONOBU MACHIDA, SHINSUKE TAKEGUCHI, KENTARO SHII, IZUMI HIRASAWA, SO MORIOKA
  • Publication number: 20150285566
    Abstract: A heat storage apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a heat storage material and a member. The heat storage material forms a clathrate hydrate by cooling. The member has a surface with a plurality of holes. In the case that the lattice constant of the clathrate hydrate is denoted by L and the outside diameter of a cage included in the clathrate hydrate is denoted by D, the plurality of holes are spaced at intervals of 1L to 10L, and each of the plurality of holes has a hole diameter of 1D to 20D.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventors: HIRONOBU MACHIDA, MOTOHIRO SUZUKI, SHINSUKE TAKEGUCHI, KENTARO SHII
  • Patent number: 9132584
    Abstract: A polypropylene molded article has a crystallinity degree of 48% or more by wide-angle X-ray diffraction measurement. The half width of an orientation peak in an azimuth angular distribution obtained by wide-angle X-ray diffraction measurement on the polypropylene molded article is 5.5° or less, and the long period of the polypropylene molded article obtained by small-angle X-ray scattering measurement is 12 nm or more and 16 nm or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Motohiro Suzuki, Hironobu Machida, Hiromu Saito, Tsubasa Hosoi, Akira Yanagida