Patents by Inventor Masakazu Tobe

Masakazu Tobe 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: 5992513
    Abstract: In an inner surface-grooved heat transfer tube, a plurality of fins is formed on the inner surface thereof along a line forming a first predetermined angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the tube, a plurality of notches is defined on the fins along a line forming a second predetermined angle with respect to the longitudinal axis, and the depth Hf' of the notches is specified to be 20% or more and below 40% (0.2.ltoreq.Hf'/Hf<0.4) with respect to the height Hf of the fins, to provide an inner surface-grooved heat transfer tube which can suppress pressure loss of a refrigerant, and by which improvements in performance of condensation and evaporation are intended. In addition no increase of power consumption is required for the pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1999
    Assignee: Hitachi Cable, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshio Suzuki, Kenichi Inui, Masakazu Tobe, Tadao Otani