Patents by Inventor Hitomi Kuroki

Hitomi Kuroki 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: 20210122961
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition containing a refrigerant having characteristics equal to or higher than those of R23. Specifically, the present invention provides a composition containing a refrigerant, wherein the refrigerant contains (a) at least one perfluorocarbon (PFC) selected from the group consisting of PFC-14, PFC-116, PFC-c216, FFC-218, PFC-c318, and PFC-31-10, and (b) an unsaturated compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Shun OHKUBO, Mitsushi ITANO, Hitomi KUROKI, Tatsumi TSUCHIYA, Kenji GOBOU
  • Publication number: 20210122960
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a mixed refrigerant having four types of performance, i.e., an excellent coefficient of performance and refrigerating capacity that allow it to serve as an alternative refrigerant for R410A, a sufficiently low GWP, and non-flammability. Specifically, the present disclosure provides a composition comprising a refrigerant, the refrigerant comprising trifluoroiodomethane (CF3I) and difluoromethane (R32), wherein the contents of CF3I and R32 in the refrigerant are respectively 48 mass %?CF3?46 mass % and 54 mass %?R32?52 mass %, based on the total amount of CF3I and R32 taken as 100 mass %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsushi ITANO, Kazuhiro TAKAHASHI, Hitomi KUROKI
  • Patent number: 10988652
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for using, as an alternative refrigerant for R404A that is currently widely used, a refrigerant that has, for example, a non-flammability similar to that of R404A, a refrigerating capacity that can replace that of R404A, a COP equal or superior to that of R404A, and a lower GWP than that of R404A, as a refrigerant for a cooling system; as well as a refrigeration unit using the refrigerant. The method uses a mixture of fluorinated hydrocarbons as a refrigerant, (1) the mixture comprising difluoromethane (R32), pentafluoroethane (R125) and 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (R134a) in amounts such that the sum of the concentrations thereof is 99.5 wt % or more; (2) the composition ratio of the fluorinated hydrocarbons contained in the mixture falling within a triangle having, as vertices, the following three points in a ternary composition diagram in which the sum of the concentrations of R32, R125, and R134a is 100 wt %, point A (R32/R125/R134a=37.3/17.0/45.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsushi Itano, Yasufu Yamada, Tatsumi Tsuchiya, Hitomi Kuroki
  • Publication number: 20210108120
    Abstract: The present invention provides a refrigerant-containing composition by using a refrigerant that has a refrigerating capacity equivalent to that of widely used R404A, and a low GWP. Specifically, the present invention provides a composition that contains a refrigerant containing difluoromethane (R32), pentafluoroethane (R125), 1,1,1-trifluoroethane (R143a), 2,3,3,3-tetrafluropropene (R1234yf), and 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (R134a) in specific concentrations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsushi ITANO, Hitomi KUROKI, Shun OHKUBO, Tatsumi TSUCHIYA, Kenji GOBOU
  • Patent number: 10858563
    Abstract: Provided is a method for transferring a refrigerant composition containing three components (difluoromethane, pentafluoroethane, and 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane) such that the compositional change of the liquid phase due to the phase transition that occurs in the supply source when transferring the refrigerant composition falls within a tolerance range. The method for transferring a refrigerant composition containing difluoromethane, pentafluoroethane, and 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane includes transferring a refrigerant composition from a liquid phase in a supply source to a supply destination, wherein the liquid phase of the refrigerant composition in the supply source before the transfer contains 32.5 to 33.5 wt % of difluoromethane, 14.3 to 16.0 wt % of pentafluoroethane, and 50.5 to 53.2 wt % of 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsumi Tsuchiya, Mitsushi Itano, Hitomi Kuroki, Yasufu Yamada
  • Patent number: 10800958
    Abstract: The present invention provides a refrigerant composition that has a low GWP and ASHRAE non-flammability performance. Specifically, the present invention provides a composition comprising a mixture of fluorinated hydrocarbons, the mixture comprising difluoromethane (R32), pentafluoroethane (R125), 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (R134a), and 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (1234yf) at specific concentrations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsushi Itano, Yasufu Yamada, Tatsumi Tsuchiya, Hitomi Kuroki
  • Publication number: 20200308463
    Abstract: The present invention provides a refrigerant composition that has a low GWP and ASHRAE non-flammability performance. Specifically, the present invention provides a composition comprising a mixture of fluorinated hydrocarbons, the mixture comprising difluoromethane (R32), pentafluoroethane (R125), 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (R134a), and 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (1234yf) at specific concentrations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsushi ITANO, Yasufu YAMADA, Tatsumi TSUCHIYA, Hitomi KUROKI
  • Publication number: 20200216735
    Abstract: An object is to provide a refrigerant composition that is comprehensively excellent in various properties usually required of refrigerants, i.e., (1) low GWP, stability, and minimized temperature glide, as well as in essential properties required of alternative refrigerants for R404A, i.e., (2) refrigerating capacity, compressor outlet pressure, and COP that are substantially equivalent to those of R404A. In order to achieve this object, a composition containing a refrigerant is provided wherein the refrigerant contains difluoromethane (R32), trifluoroethylene (R1123), and 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (R1234yf) at a mass ratio that falls within the region surrounded by lines a, c and d, which connect the following three points in a ternary composition diagram of FIG. 1 whose vertices represent the three components: point A (R32/R1123/R1234yf=25.6/13.4/61.0 mass %); point B (R32/R1123/R1234yf=25.6/3.4/71.0 mass %); and point C (R32/R1123/R1234yf=3.9/36.5/59.6 mass %).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsushi ITANO, Shun OHKUBO, Hitomi KUROKI, Tatsumi TSUCHIYA, Kenji GOBOU
  • Publication number: 20200199429
    Abstract: Provided is an alternative mixed refrigerant that has an acceptable concentration (OEL) of 400 ppm or more based on the entire composition, as calculated with the OEL of R1234yf as 200 ppm. A solution is to provide a composition containing a refrigerant that contains difluoromethane (R32), 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (R1234yf), and trans-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (R1234ze(E)), wherein the three components have a mass ratio that falls within the region surrounded by lines a, b, c, d, and e that connect 5 points (points A, B, C, D, and E) of a ternary composition diagram that has the three components as vertices of FIG. 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsushi ITANO, Shun OHKUBO, Hitomi KUROKI, Tatsumi TSUCHIYA, Kenji GOBOU
  • Publication number: 20200109326
    Abstract: This invention provides a composition comprising a refrigerant, the composition being non-flammable like R404A (R125/R134a/R143a=44/4/52 wt %), and having a refrigerating capacity that can replace that of R404A, a COP that is equal or superior to that of R404A, and a GWP of 1500 or less. Specifically, the invention provides a composition comprising a refrigerant, the refrigerant comprising a mixture of fluorinated hydrocarbons, the mixture comprising difluoromethane (R32), pentafluoroethane (R125), and 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (R134a) at specific concentrations, the fluorinated hydrocarbons contained in the mixture having a specific composition ratio. This composition is for use as an alternative refrigerant for R22 or an alternative refrigerant for R404A.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsushi ITANO, Shun OHKUBO, Hitomi KUROKI, Tatsumi TSUCHIYA, Kenji GOBOU
  • Publication number: 20190211246
    Abstract: Provided is a method for transferring a refrigerant composition containing three components (difluoromethane, pentafluoroethane, and 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane) such that the compositional change of the liquid phase due to the phase transition that occurs in the supply source when transferring the refrigerant composition falls within a tolerance range. The method for transferring a refrigerant composition containing difluoromethane, pentafluoroethane, and 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane includes transferring a refrigerant composition from a liquid phase in a supply source to a supply destination, wherein the liquid phase of the refrigerant composition in the supply source before the transfer contains 32.5 to 33.5 wt % of difluoromethane, 14.3 to 16.0 wt % of pentafluoroethane, and 50.5 to 53.2 wt % of 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Tatsumi TSUCHIYA, Mitsushi ITANO, Hitomi KUROKI, Yasufu YAMADA
  • Patent number: 10294400
    Abstract: The present invention provides a mixed refrigerant having (1) a superior cooling COP compared to R410A, which is an existing alternative refrigerant to R22, and (2) an equal or superior refrigerating effect in comparison with R22, even under conditions of use in which the condensation temperature setting is high, such as at a high outside air temperature. The present invention pertains to a composition containing refrigerants, the refrigerant containing HFC-32, HFC-125, and HFC-134a, the mass ratio of the three components being, in a ternary composition diagram having the three components as respective apexes, in the range of a triangle having the following three points as apexes: point A (HFC32/HFC125/HFC134a=36/25/39 mass %); point B (HFC32/HFC125/HFC134a=36/31/33 mass %); and point C (HFC32/HFC125/HFC134a=43/34/23 mass %).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsumi Tsuchiya, Takashi Shibanuma, Yasufu Yamada, Hitomi Kuroki
  • Patent number: 10253231
    Abstract: The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a novel mixed refrigerant that can be an alternative for HCFC-123, has a low ODP and a low GWP, has a COP equal to that of HCFC-123, and has a refrigerating capacity and gas density higher than those of single refrigerants, such as HCFO-1233zd(E) and HFC-245fa, which are being considered as alternative refrigerants for HCFC-123. A composition comprising a refrigerant, wherein the refrigerant comprises HCFO-1233zd(E) and HFC-245fa, and has a mass ratio of HCFO-1233zd(E) to HFC-245fa of 18:82 to 49:51 is provided as a means for solving the above problem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsumi Tsuchiya, Takashi Shibanuma, Yasufu Yamada, Hitomi Kuroki
  • Publication number: 20180371303
    Abstract: The present invention provides a refrigerant composition that has a low GWP and ASHRAE non-flammability performance. Specifically, the present invention provides a composition comprising a mixture of fluorinated hydrocarbons, the mixture comprising difluoromethane (R32), pentafluoroethane (R125), 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (R134a), and 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (1234yf) at specific concentrations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsushi ITANO, Yasufu YAMADA, Tatsumi TSUCHIYA, Hitomi KUROKI
  • Publication number: 20180298259
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for using, as an alternative refrigerant for R404A that is currently widely used, a refrigerant that has, for example, a non-flammability similar to that of R404A, a refrigerating capacity that can replace that of R404A, a COP equal or superior to that of R404A, and a lower GWP than that of R404A, as a refrigerant for a cooling system; as well as a refrigeration unit using the refrigerant. The method uses a mixture of fluorinated hydrocarbons as a refrigerant, (1) the mixture comprising difluoromethane (R32), pentafluoroethane (R125) and 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (R134a) in amounts such that the sum of the concentrations thereof is 99.5 wt % or more; (2) the composition ratio of the fluorinated hydrocarbons contained in the mixture falling within a triangle having, as vertices, the following three points in a ternary composition diagram in which the sum of the concentrations of R32, R125, and R134a is 100 wt %, point A (R32/R125/R134a=37.3/17.0/45.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsushi ITANO, Yasufu YAMADA, Tatsumi TSUCHIYA, Hitomi KUROKI
  • Patent number: 10072193
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for filling a refrigerant mixture. This method enables composition changes of a non-azeotropic refrigerant mixture comprising HFO-1234ze(E) and HFC-32 during the transfer to fall within an acceptable range of refrigerant performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hitomi Kuroki, Yasufu Yamada, Tatsumi Tsuchiya
  • Patent number: 10005940
    Abstract: This invention provides, as alternative refrigerants for R404A, a refrigerant and refrigerant composition that have, for example, a nonflammability similar to that of R404A, a refrigerating capacity that can replace that of R404A, a ratio of refrigerating capacity to power consumed in a refrigeration cycle (coefficient of performance (COP)) that is equal or superior to that of R404A, and a lower GWP than that of R404A. More specifically, this invention provides a composition comprising a mixture containing fluorinated hydrocarbons, the mixture comprising difluoromethane (R32), pentafluoroethane (R125), and 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (R134a) in amounts such that the sum of the concentrations thereof is 99.5 wt % or more, the composition ratio of the fluorinated hydrocarbons contained in the mixture falling within a triangle having the following three points as vertices in a ternary composition diagram in which the sum of the concentrations of R32, R125, and R134a is 100 wt %: point A (R32/R125/R134a=37.3/17.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsushi Itano, Hitomi Kuroki, Tatsumi Tsuchiya, Yasufu Yamada
  • Publication number: 20170174965
    Abstract: The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a novel mixed refrigerant that can be an alternative for HCFC-123, has a low ODP and a low GWP, has a COP equal to that of HCFC-123, and has a refrigerating capacity and gas density higher than those of single refrigerants, such as HCFO-1233zd(E) and HFC-245fa, which are being considered as alternative refrigerants for HCFC-123. A composition comprising a refrigerant, wherein the refrigerant comprises HCFO-1233zd(E) and HFC-245fa, and has a mass ratio of HCFO-1233zd(E) to HFC-245fa of 18:82 to 49:51 is provided as a means for solving the above problem.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsumi TSUCHIYA, Takashi SHIBANUMA, Yasufu YAMADA, Hitomi KUROKI
  • Publication number: 20170174967
    Abstract: This invention provides, as alternative refrigerants for R404A, a refrigerant and refrigerant composition that have, for example, a nonflammability similar to that of R404A, a refrigerating capacity that can replace that of R404A, a ratio of refrigerating capacity to power consumed in a refrigeration cycle (coefficient of performance (COP)) that is equal or superior to that of R404A, and a lower GWP than that of R404A. More specifically, this invention provides a composition comprising a mixture containing fluorinated hydrocarbons, the mixture comprising difluoromethane (R32), pentafluoroethane (R125), and 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (R134a) in amounts such that the sum of the concentrations thereof is 99.5 wt % or more, the composition ratio of the fluorinated hydrocarbons contained in the mixture falling within a triangle having the following three points as vertices in a ternary composition diagram in which the sum of the concentrations of R32, R125, and R134a is 100 wt %: point A (R32/R125/R134a=37.3/17.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsushi ITANO, Hitomi KUROKI, Tatsumi TSUCHIYA, Yasufu YAMADA
  • Publication number: 20170081575
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for filling a refrigerant mixture. This method enables composition changes of a non-azeotropic refrigerant mixture comprising HFO-1234ze(E) and HFC-32 during the transfer to fall within an acceptable range of refrigerant performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hitomi KUROKI, Yasufu YAMADA, Tatsumi TSUCHIYA