Patents by Inventor Kenta KANEMURA

Kenta KANEMURA 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: 10302372
    Abstract: A plate fin heat exchanger 1 includes a corrugated fin 3 and tube plates 2. An intermediate portion 33 of the corrugated fin between crest and trough portion 31 and 32 thereof has a plurality of protruding ribs 34 protruding beyond a surface of the corrugated fin and arranged in a first direction. Surfaces of the crest and trough portions being in contact with the tube plates are configured as contact surfaces 310, 320 with no protruding rib. Gently sloping portions 341 are provided between the protruding ribs and the contact surfaces of the crest and trough portions to gradually protrude from the surface of the corrugated fin with increasing distance from the contact surfaces, and are continuous with the protruding ribs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: SUMITOMO PRECISION PRODUCTS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeo Minami, Kenta Kanemura, Shigeru Aoki, Hideki Shigemori
  • Publication number: 20160348987
    Abstract: A plate fin heat exchanger 1 includes a corrugated fin 3 and tube plates 2. An intermediate portion 33 of the corrugated fin between crest and trough portion 31 and 32 thereof has a plurality of protruding ribs 34 protruding beyond a surface of the corrugated fin and arranged in a first direction. Surfaces of the crest and trough portions being in contact with the tube plates are configured as contact surfaces 310, 320 with no protruding rib. Gently sloping portions 341 are provided between the protruding ribs and the contact surfaces of the crest and trough portions to gradually protrude from the surface of the corrugated fin with increasing distance from the contact surfaces, and are continuous with the protruding ribs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicant: SUMITOMO PRECISION PRODUCTS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeo MINAMI, Kenta KANEMURA, Shigeru AOKI, Hideki SHIGEMORI