Patents by Inventor Kazushige Maeda

Kazushige Maeda 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: 10914482
    Abstract: A fan drive circuit 1 for a heat pump device is provided. The heat pump device blows air heat exchanged by a heat exchanger using a mildly-flammable or flammable refrigerant having a specific gravity greater than that of air from a blowout port using a fan. The fan drive circuit 1 is equipped with a forced operation circuit configured to operate the fan in the event that it is undetectable that a protection device for preventing a leaked refrigerant from the heat pump device from reaching a combustible density is connected to the heat pump device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Akiyoshi Yamamoto, Kazushige Maeda
  • Publication number: 20190086111
    Abstract: A fan drive circuit 1 for a heat pump device is provided. The heat pump device blows air heat exchanged by a heat exchanger using a mildly-flammable or flammable refrigerant having a specific gravity greater than that of air from a blowout port using a fan. The fan drive circuit 1 is equipped with a forced operation circuit configured to operate the fan in the event that it is undetectable that a protection device for preventing a leaked refrigerant from the heat pump device from reaching a combustible density is connected to the heat pump device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Akiyoshi YAMAMOTO, Kazushige MAEDA
  • Patent number: 9708314
    Abstract: The present invention provides a heterocyclic amide compound of Formula (1), and an agricultural chemical containing it, particularly a herbicide: in which Q is an aromatic heterocycle of any one of Q-1 to Q-5, W is an aromatic heterocycle of W-1, W-2, or W-3, X is an oxygen atom, etc., R1a is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or C1-6 alkyl, etc., R1b is a hydrogen atom, R1c is C1-6 alkyl, R2a is a halogen atom, or C1-6 alkyl, etc., R2c is C1-6 haloalkyl, R3 is a hydrogen atom, etc., R4a, R4b, R4c and R4d are each independently a hydrogen atom, or C1-6 alkyl, etc., R5a, R5b and R5c are each independently a hydrogen atom, or C1-6 alkyl, etc., and n is an integer of 0, 1, 2 or 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: NISSAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Nakaya, Daisuke Tanima, Masamitsu Inaba, Yuuki Miyakado, Takamasa Furuhashi, Kazushige Maeda
  • Publication number: 20160108037
    Abstract: The present invention provides a heterocyclic amide compound of Formula (1), and an agricultural chemical containing it, particularly a herbicide: in which Q is an aromatic heterocycle of any one of Q-1 to Q-5, W is an aromatic heterocycle of W-1, W-2, or W-3, X is an oxygen atom, etc., R1a is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or C1-6 alkyl, etc., R1b is a hydrogen atom, R1c is C1-6 alkyl, R2a is a halogen atom, or C1-6 alkyl, etc., R2c is C1-6 haloalkyl, R3 is a hydrogen atom, etc., R4a, R4b, R4c and R4d are each independently a hydrogen atom, or C1-6 alkyl, etc., R5a, R5b and R5c are each independently a hydrogen atom, or C1-6 alkyl, etc., and n is an integer of 0, 1, 2 or 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicant: NISSAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiko NAKAYA, Daisuke TANIMA, Masamitsu INABA, Yuuki MIYAKADO, Takamasa FURUHASHI, Kazushige MAEDA
  • Patent number: 8318757
    Abstract: There is provided a novel pest control agent, particularly an insecticide or miticide. A substituted isoxazoline compound of General Formula (1): where A1, A2 and A3 independently are CH or N, etc., X1, X2 and X3 are independently are H, a halogen atom, etc., Y1 is H, etc., R1 is —C(O)R1a, —C(S)R1a, R1a is —C(R9)(R9a)—S(O)rR10, —C(R9)(R9a)—S(O)t(R10)?NR11, etc., R2 is H, etc., R3 is CF3, CClF2, etc., R4 is H, etc., R9 is H, etc., R9a is H, etc., R10 is C1-2 alkyl, etc., R11 is H, etc., r is an integer of 0-2, t is an integer of 0 or 1; and a pest control agent comprising the compound or the salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Mita, Kazushige Maeda, Youko Yamada, Eitatsu Ikeda, Ken-ichi Toyama, Mitsuaki Komoda
  • Patent number: 8242283
    Abstract: A pesticide, particularly an insecticide or an acaricide, including a substituted isoxazoline compound of formula (1) or a salt thereof: wherein A1, A2 and A3 independently of one another are carbon atom or nitrogen atom, G is benzene ring, etc., L is —N(R2c)—, or —CH(R2a)N(R2c)—, etc., X is halogen atom, C1-C6 haloalkyl, etc., Y is halogen atom, C1-C6alkyl, etc., R1 is —C(O)R1a, —C(O)OR1a, —C(O)NHR1a, etc., R2 is hydrogen atom, C1-C6haloalkyl, —C1-C4alkoxy C1-C4alkyl, cyano C1-C6alkyl, C3-C6alkenyl, C3-C6alkynyl, —C(O)R15, —C(O)OR15, etc., R3 is C1-C6haloalkyl, etc., m is an integer of 0 to 5, n is an integer of 0 to 4. The pesticide containing these compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Mita, Kazushige Maeda, Mitsuaki Komoda, Eitatsu Ikeda, Ken-ichi Toyama, Motoyoshi Iwasa
  • Publication number: 20110172414
    Abstract: A pesticide, particularly an insecticide or an acaricide, including a substituted isoxazoline compound of formula (1) or a salt thereof: wherein A1, A2 and A3 independently of one another are carbon atom or nitrogen atom, G is benzene ring, etc., L is —N(R2c)—, or —CH(R2a)N(R2c)—, etc., X is halogen atom, C1-C6 haloalkyl, etc., Y is halogen atom, C1-C6alkyl, etc., R1 is —C(O)R1a, —C(O)OR1a, —C(O)NHR1a, etc., R2 is hydrogen atom, C1-C6haloalkyl, —C1-C4alkoxy C1-C4alkyl, cyano C1-C6alkyl, C3-C6alkenyl, C3-C6alkynyl, —C(O)R15, —C(O)OR15, etc., R3 is C1-C6haloalkyl, etc., m is an integer of 0 to 5, n is an integer of 0 to 4. The pesticide containing these compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: NISSAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi MITA, Kazushige MAEDA, Mitsuaki KOMODA, Eitatsu IKEDA, Ken-ichi TOYAMA, Motoyoshi IWASA
  • Patent number: 7947715
    Abstract: There is provided a novel pesticide, particularly an insecticide or an acaricide. A substituted isoxazoline compound of formula (1) or a salt thereof: wherein A1, A2 and A3 independently of one another are carbon atom or nitrogen atom, G is benzene ring, etc., L is —CH2—, —C(CH3)—, —CH(CN)—, etc., X is halogen atom, C1-C6haloalkyl, etc., Y is halogen atom, C1-C6alkyl, etc., R1 is —C(O)R1a, —C(O)OR1a, —C(O)NHR1a, etc., R2 is hydrogen atom, C1-C6haloalkyl, —C1-C4alkoxy C1-C4alkyl, cyano C1-C6alkyl, C3-C6alkenyl, C3-C6alkynyl, —C(O)R15, —C(O)OR15, etc., R3 is C1-C6haloalkyl, etc., m is an integer of 0 to 5, n is an integer of 0 to 4. The pesticide containing these compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Mita, Kazushige Maeda, Mitsuaki Komoda, Eitatsu Ikeda, Ken-ichi Toyama, Motoyoshi Iwasa
  • Publication number: 20110009438
    Abstract: There is provided a novel pest control agent, particularly an insecticide or miticide. A substituted isoxazoline compound of General Formula (1): where A1, A2 and A3 independently are CH or N, etc., X1, X2 and X3 are independently are H, a halogen atom, etc., Y1 is H, etc., R1 is —C(O)R1a, —C(S)R1a, R1a is —C(R9)(R9a)—S(O)rR10, —C(R9)(R9a)—S(O)t(R10)?NR11, etc., R2 is H, etc., R3 is CF3, CClF2, etc., R4 is H, etc., R9 is H, etc., R9a is H, etc., R10 is C1-2 alkyl, etc., R11 is H, etc., r is an integer of 0-2, t is an integer of 0 or 1; and a pest control agent comprising the compound or the salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2008
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: NISSAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Mita, Kazushige Maeda, Youko Yamada, Eitatsu Ikeda, Ken-ichi Toyama, Mitsuaki Komoda
  • Patent number: 7670105
    Abstract: A drain pump is provided that reduces the operating noise when the head is low. The drain pump has a pump casing, and an impeller. The pump casing has a drain inlet for sucking in drain water at a lower end part and a drain outlet for discharging drain water at a side part. The impeller has a shaft part disposed extending in a vertical direction inside the pump casing, a main blade disposed on the outer circumferential side of the shaft part, an auxiliary blade disposed on the lower side of the main blade, and a disc shaped dish part disposed between the main blade and the auxiliary blade. The dish part has an annular partition part extending upward from the outer circumferential edge part of the main blade, which is disposed at a position lower than the upper end part of the partition part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Haruo Nakata, Masakazu Hirai, Kazushige Maeda, Hironori Iwanaga, Tsunehisa Sanagi
  • Publication number: 20090156643
    Abstract: There is provided a novel pesticide, particularly an insecticide or an acaricide. A substituted isoxazoline compound of formula (1) or a salt thereof: wherein A1, A2 and A3 independently of one another are carbon atom or nitrogen atom, G is benzene ring, etc., L is —CH2—, —C(CH3)—, —CH(CN)—, etc., X is halogen atom, C1-C6haloalkyl, etc., Y is halogen atom, C1-C6alkyl, etc., R1 is —C(O)R1a, —C(O)OR1a, —C(O)NHR1a, etc., R2 is hydrogen atom, C1-C6haloalkyl, —C1-C4alkoxy C1-C4alkyl, cyano C1-C6alkyl, C3-C6alkenyl, C3-C6alkynyl, —C(O)R15, —C(O)OR15, etc., R3 is C1-C6haloalkyl, etc., m is an integer of 0 to 5, n is an integer of 0 to 4. The pesticide containing these compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2008
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: NISSAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Mita, Kazushige Maeda, Mitsuaki Komoda, Eitatsu Ikeda, Ken-ichi Toyama, Motoyoshi Iwasa
  • Publication number: 20080286096
    Abstract: A drain pump is provided that reduces the operating noise when the head is low. The drain pump has a pump casing, and an impeller. The pump casing has a drain inlet for sucking in drain water at a lower end part and a drain outlet for discharging drain water at a side part. The impeller has a shaft part disposed extending in a vertical direction inside the pump casing, a main blade disposed on the outer circumferential side of the shaft part, an auxiliary blade disposed on the lower side of the main blade, and a disc shaped dish part disposed between the main blade and the auxiliary blade. The dish part has an annular partition part extending upward from the outer circumferential edge part of the main blade, which is disposed at a position lower than the upper end part of the partition part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2008
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD
    Inventors: Haruo Nakata, Masakazu Hirai, Kazushige Maeda, Hironori Iwanaga, Tsunehisa Sanagi
  • Patent number: 7435048
    Abstract: A drain pump is provided that reduces the operating noise when the head is low. The drain pump has a pump casing, and an impeller. The pump casing has a drain inlet for sucking in drain water at a lower end part and a drain outlet for discharging drain water at a side part. The impeller has a shaft part extending in a vertical direction inside the pump casing, a main blade disposed on the outer circumferential side of the shaft part, an auxiliary blade disposed on the lower side of the main blade, and a disc shaped dish part disposed between the main blade and the auxiliary blade. The dish part has an annular partition part extending upward from the outer circumferential edge part of the main blade, which is disposed at a position lower than the upper end part of the partition part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Haruo Nakata, Masakazu Hirai, Kazushige Maeda, Hironori Iwanaga, Tsunehisa Sanagi
  • Publication number: 20080245605
    Abstract: An exhaust sound controlling method including reducing a flow rate of exhaust gas that passes through an exhaust path, to a first flow rate in accordance with increase in engine speed in a first engine speed region, and increasing the flow rate of exhaust gas to a second flow rate in accordance with increase in engine speed in a second engine speed region higher in engine speed than the first engine speed region. An exhaust sound controlling apparatus including a baffle plate and a valve that is operated to open a communication passage that communicates upstream and downstream sides of the baffle plate in an engine starting region, close the communication passage in an idling region and a low engine speed region, and open the communication passage and increase an opening of the valve as the engine speed rises in a high engine speed region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventors: Kazushige Maeda, Akira Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20060171800
    Abstract: A drain pump is provided that reduces the operating noise when the head is low. The drain pump has a pump casing, and an impeller. The pump casing has a drain inlet for sucking in drain water at a lower end part and a drain outlet for discharging drain water at a side part. The impeller has a shaft part extending in a vertical direction inside the pump casing, a main blade disposed on the outer circumferential side of the shaft parts, an auxiliary blade disposed on the lower side of the main blade, and a disc shaped dish part disposed between the main blade and the auxiliary blade. The dish part has an annular partition part extending upward from the outer circumferential edge part of the main blade, which is disposed at a position lower than the upper end part of the partition part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2004
    Publication date: August 3, 2006
    Applicant: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Haruo Nakata, Masakazu Hirai, Kazushige Maeda, Hironori Iwanaga, Tsunehisa Sanagi
  • Publication number: 20050250822
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a novel agricultural chemical, in particular an insecticide or an acaricide, and relates to a substituted benzanilide compound represented by the formula (1): wherein G represents a ring such as G-7, G-13 and G-71, etc., W1 and W2 each independently represent oxygen atom or sulfur atom, X represents halogen atom, etc., Y represents C1 to C6 alkyl, etc., R1, R2 and R3 each independently represent hydrogen atom, a C1 to C12 alkyl or a C1 to C6 alkylthio(C1 to C6) alkyl, etc., R4, R5, R6a and R6b each independently represent hydrogen atom, a C1 to C6 alkyl, a C1 to C6 haloalkyl or phenyl which may be substituted by (Z2)p1, etc., R6i, R6j and R6k each independently represent hydrogen atom or halogen atom, etc., Z2 represents halogen atom, a C1 to C6 haloalkoxy or a C1 to C6 alkylsulfonyl, etc., m and n each independently represent integer of 0 to 4, and p1 represents integer of 1 to 5, or a salt thereof, and a noxious organism controlling agent containing these.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2005
    Publication date: November 10, 2005
    Inventors: Takeshi Mita, Yoshihiro Kudo, Takashi Mizukoshi, Hiroyasu Hotta, Kazushige Maeda, Shinji Takii
  • Patent number: 6173808
    Abstract: An expansion chamber, and first and second volume chambers on either side of said expansion chamber, are formed inside a muffler housing. Engine exhaust is led by an inlet tube to the first volume chamber, and an opening facing the expansion chamber is formed in an intermediate part of the inlet tube. Exhaust in the second volume chamber is discharged outside by a tail tube, and an opening is formed facing the expansion chamber in an intermediate part of the tail tube. A valve is provided for leading exhaust from the first volume chamber to the second volume chamber according to a pressure difference between the chambers. This forms two exhaust flowpaths. A resonance system with two degrees of freedom is thereby formed with respect to exhaust discharged via the two openings and the expansion chamber, and a high noise silencing efficiency is obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2001
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazushige Maeda, Akira Sasaki, Takao Kubozuka, Haruki Yashiro
  • Patent number: 5984045
    Abstract: The inner area of a muffler of an engine is partitioned into an expansion chamber, a first volume chamber and a second volume chamber. An inlet tube and the first volume chamber are connected by a first passage. The first volume chamber and a second volume chamber are connected by a second passage, and the second volume chamber and expansion chamber are connected by a third passage. The flow of exhaust gas reaching the expansion chamber via the first passage, second passage and third passage is blocked by a valve which opens according to a pressure rise of the exhaust gas. One of the two acoustic paths formed when the valve is open functions as a resonator having two degrees of freedom relative to the other path so that a high muffling effect is obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazushige Maeda, Akira Sasaki
  • Patent number: 5739483
    Abstract: A first and second noise suppressing mechanism are provided inside the muffler. Each mechanism is provided with a discharge pipe for discharging exhaust gas to outside the muffler. The first noise suppressing mechanism reduces exhaust noise in the low engine speed region. The second noise suppressing mechanism reduces noise in the medium and high engine speed regions. A valve is provided that connects the first noise suppressing mechanism and second noise suppressing mechanism according to the engine exhaust pressure. In the low speed region, the valve is closed and exhaust gas is discharged via the first noise suppressing mechanism where mainly low frequency noise is eliminated. In the medium and high speed regions, the valve is opened and exhaust gas is also discharged via the second noise suppressing mechanism where high frequency noise specific in these regions is also eliminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1998
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Haruki Yashiro, Akira Sasaki, Kazushige Maeda
  • Patent number: 5723827
    Abstract: A plurality of chambers are partitioned in a muffler by a baffle board. The muffler is provided with an exhaust gas passage for discharging exhaust gas outside the muffler via these chambers and a valve that bypasses a part of the exhaust passage. This valve opens according to the exhaust gas pressure. Also provided are a mechanism for pushing the valve in a closing direction, and a mechanism for damping the shock when the valve closes. Thus, valve closing noise is suppressed, and exhaust gas noise is further suppressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Sasaki, Kazushige Maeda, Haruki Yashiro