Patents by Inventor Kenji FURUSE

Kenji FURUSE 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).

  • VEHICLE, AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS, AND AIR CONDITIONING METHOD
    Publication number: 20180356022
    Abstract: There are provided an air conditioning apparatus and air conditioning method for cooling a passenger space of a vehicle that accommodates a user. The air conditioning apparatus includes a tank that is capable of storing compressed air, and a control unit to release the compressed air stored in the tank into the passenger space. Energy that is generated without putting a workload on the power source or electric power of the vehicle is used for at least one process of compressing air in the tank, cooling the compressed air stored in the tank, and heating the compressed air stored in the tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Applicant: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideaki MORISHITA, Kentaro KAMEI, Kenji FURUSE, Masahiko IKEO
  • Air conditioning apparatus and air conditioning method
    Patent number: 10024476
    Abstract: An air conditioning apparatus and an air conditioning method for cooling a passenger space of a vehicle that accommodates a user include a tank that is capable of storing compressed air, and a control unit to release the compressed air stored in the tank into the passenger space. Energy that is generated without putting a workload on the power source or electric power of the vehicle is used for at least one process of compressing air in the tank, cooling the compressed air stored in the tank, and heating the compressed air stored in the tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideaki Morishita, Kentaro Kamei, Kenji Furuse, Masahiko Ikeo
  • Vehicle, cooling apparatus, and cooling method
    Patent number: 9840129
    Abstract: There are provided a vehicle, a cooling apparatus, and a cooling method. The vehicle includes passenger space to accommodate a user gets, a tank to store the compressed air, and a control unit to release the compressed air stored in the tank into the passenger space. The passenger space is cooled by discharging the compressed air into the passenger space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Furuse, Masahiko Ikeo, Hideaki Morishita, Kentaro Kamei
  • Vehicle, cooling apparatus, and cooling method
    Patent number: 9623724
    Abstract: There are provided a vehicle, a cooling apparatus, and a cooling method. The vehicle includes passenger space that accommodates a user, a tank that is capable of storing compressed air, and a control unit to release the compressed air stored in the tank into the passenger space. The control unit controls releasing so as to release part or the whole volume of the compressed air stored in the tank into the passenger space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hideaki Morishita, Kentaro Kamei, Kenji Furuse, Masahiko Ikeo
  • VEHICLE, COOLING APPARATUS, AND COOLING METHOD
    Publication number: 20130084790
    Abstract: There are provided a vehicle, a cooling apparatus, and a cooling method. The vehicle includes passenger space to accommodate a user gets, a tank to store the compressed air, and a control unit to release the compressed air stored in the tank into the passenger space. The passenger space is cooled by discharging the compressed air into the passenger space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kenji FURUSE, Masahiko IKEO, Hideaki MORISHITA, Kentaro KAMEI
  • VEHICLE, COOLING APPARATUS, AND COOLING METHOD
    Publication number: 20130084789
    Abstract: There are provided a vehicle, a cooling apparatus, and a cooling method. The vehicle includes passenger space that accommodates a user, a tank that is capable of storing compressed air, and a control unit to release the compressed air stored in the tank into the passenger space. The control unit controls releasing so as to release part or the whole volume of the compressed air stored in the tank into the passenger space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hideaki MORISHITA, Kentaro KAMEI, Kenji FURUSE, Masahiko IKEO