Patents by Inventor Kouichi Noma

Kouichi Noma 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: 4738806
    Abstract: The present invention provides a humidifier for a refrigeration showcase comprising a plurality of ultrasonic vibrators for atomizing water, ultrasonic oscillation circuits provided for the vibrators respectively in corresponding relation thereto,and control means for varying the oscillation output of the oscillation circuit corresponding to at least one of the vibrators to control the amount of atomized water to be produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1986
    Date of Patent: April 19, 1988
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouichi Noma, Kazuto Matsuda, Tadao Okada, Toru Sugawara, Yoshihiro Hayashi, Masahiro Nakamura, Etsuo Inamura
  • Patent number: 4731204
    Abstract: A humidifier unit for use with a refrigerated display cabinet having a cooled air passage includes a body adapted to be mounted on an upper surface of the refrigerated display cabinet, a horizontally elongate atomizing water tank disposed in one side of the body and having a plurality of ultrasonic vibrators mounted on a bottom thereof and arrayed in a longitudinal direction, an air blower disposed in an opposite side of the body for supplying air drawn from a suction port into the atomizing water tank, and pipes angularly movably mounted on the atomizing water tank in coaction with the ultrasonic vibrators, respectively, for transferring a mist generated by the ultrasonic vibrators in the atomizing water tank and air from the air blower into the cooled air passage of the refrigerated display cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 15, 1988
    Assignees: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouichi Noma, Kazuto Matsuda, Toshio Sakurai
  • Patent number: 4643351
    Abstract: An ultrasonic humidifier for atomizing water in a vessel by an ultrasonic oscillator and supplying atomized water with air into a room by a blower comprising a humidity sensor detecting the humidity in the room and a thermosensor detecting the temperature in the room. The operation of said ultrasonic oscillator is controlled in such a manner that the value of the detected humidity compensated by said thermosensor may be set for the desired value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1985
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1987
    Assignee: Tokyo Sanyo Electric Co.
    Inventors: Toshio Fukamachi, Kazuto Matsuda, Kouichi Noma, Toshiaki Kawada, Toshio Sakurai, Takeshi Osawa
  • Patent number: 4612777
    Abstract: A humidifier unit for use with a refrigerated display cabinet having a cooled air passage includes a body adapted to be mounted on an upper surface of the refrigerated display cabinet, a horizontally elongate atomizing water tank disposed in one side of the body and having a plurality of ultrasonic vibrators mounted on a bottom thereof and arrayed in a longitudinal direction, an air blower disposed in an opposite side of the body for supplying air drawn from a suction port into the atomizing water tank, and pipes angularly movably mounted on the atomizing water tank in coaction with the ultrasonic vibrators, respectively, for transferring a mist generated by the ultrasonic vibrators in the atomizing water tank and air from the air blower into the cooled air passage of the refrigerated display cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1984
    Date of Patent: September 23, 1986
    Assignees: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouichi Noma, Kazuto Matsuda, Toshio Sakurai
  • Patent number: 4219598
    Abstract: An ornamental molded article composed of a nonwoven fabric with a multicolored pattern and two synthetic resinous layers, between of which said nonwoven fabric is intervening, and the method and dies employed in its manufacture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1977
    Date of Patent: August 26, 1980
    Assignees: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouichi Noma, Tsutomu Umeda, Tsuneo Ogushi