Patents by Inventor Hiroya Kouno

Hiroya Kouno 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).

  • Apparatus for protecting a compressor from breakdown
    Patent number: 4236621
    Abstract: An apparatus for protecting a compressor from breakdown, in the case where the compressor is arranged so as to be connected to a drive source by means of an electromagnetic clutch having therein an excitation circuit connected, at its one end, to electric power source, and at its other end, to a body of the compressor via a grounding lead wire, which is characterized in that the grounding lead wire is connected to the body of the compressor by means of an electrically conductive connecting member made of a material which is capable of melting under a thermal effect of the compressor when the compressor is overheated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1979
    Date of Patent: December 2, 1980
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyoda Jidoshokki Seisakusho
    Inventors: Takamitu Mukai, Tomoo Fujii, Hiroya Kouno