Patents by Inventor Kazuhito Fujinaka

Kazuhito Fujinaka 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).

  • Controller of air conditioner
    Patent number: 6053001
    Abstract: There is provided a demand control apparatus which is less attenuated in the wall and which can be installed even after the completion of construction of a new house. The present invention comprises a demand control unit for converting a restriction signal for restricting an electric current flowing to a circuit breaker so as not to exceed a target current value into a radio signal composed of a predetermined format and then transmitting the same, and a control unit for performing a modification in a way to reduce power consumption of the air conditioner when the restriction signal from the demand control unit is judged to be effective to coincide with the format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2000
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Nunokawa, Kazuhito Fujinaka, Manabu Ishihara, Tomonori Isobe, Hiroshi Hirose, Junichi Matsuoka, Toru Fujisawa, Tsugio Nakae