Patents by Inventor Masahito Yokoi

Masahito Yokoi 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).

  • Air conditioning system and controller for the same
    Patent number: 7797953
    Abstract: An air conditioning system equipped with at least one first air conditioning system in which an outdoor unit is connected to plural indoor units through an inter-unit pipe and the plural indoor units are allowed to execute one of cooling operation and heating operation concurrently, at least one second air conditioning system in which an outdoor unit is connected to plural indoor units through an inter-unit pipe and the plural indoor units are allowed to execute both cooling operation and heating operation in mixture concurrently, and a controller that is connected to the first and second air conditioning systems through a communication line so that communications can be performed between the controller and each of the first and second air conditioning systems, wherein the controller transmits a switching instruction signal for instructing switching of an air conditioning operation to cooling operation or heating operation through the communication line to the first and second air conditioning systems all tog
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masahito Yokoi
  • AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM AND CONTROLLER FOR THE SAME
    Publication number: 20080053122
    Abstract: An air conditioning system equipped with at least one first air conditioning system in which an outdoor unit is connected to plural indoor units through an inter-unit pipe and the plural indoor units are allowed to execute one of cooling operation and heating operation concurrently, at least one second air conditioning system in which an outdoor unit is connected to plural indoor units through an inter-unit pipe and the plural indoor units are allowed to execute both cooling operation and heating operation in mixture concurrently, and a controller that is connected to the first and second air conditioning systems through a communication line so that communications can be performed between the controller and each of the first and second air conditioning systems, wherein the controller transmits a switching instruction signal for instructing switching of an air conditioning operation to cooling operation or heating operation through the communication line to the first and second air conditioning systems all tog
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masahito Yokoi