Patents by Inventor Masami Inaba

Masami Inaba 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: 10473353
    Abstract: A hot gas bypass circuit that connects a discharge side of the compressor and a portion between the heat source side heat exchanger and the expansion valve, an on-off valve that opens and closes a channel of the hot gas bypass circuit, and a control device performing control to select one of hot gas bypass defrosting and reverse cycle defrosting according to a frosting amount on the heat source side heat exchanger and perform defrosting. The control device controls to open the on-off valve of the hot gas bypass circuit such that a part of a refrigerant discharged from the compressor is supplied to the heat source side heat exchanger via the hot gas bypass circuit and, the control device switches switch the four-way valve such that the refrigerant discharged from the compressor is supplied to the heat source side heat exchanger after passing through the four-way valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Hitachi-Johnson Controls Air Conditioning, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Tani, Koji Naito, Tatsuya Mochida, Kazumoto Urata, Yoshiyuki Akiyama, Masami Inaba
  • Patent number: 10386871
    Abstract: The air conditioner has a configuration such that, in an air-warming operation: the average refrigerant exit temperature, which is obtained by averaging the temperature of the refrigerant exits of indoor heat exchangers 7 in a plurality of indoor units 10, as detected by heat-exchanger-refrigerant-exit temperature probes 34 in the indoor units 10, is determined; the temperature difference between the average refrigerant exit temperature and the refrigerant exit temperatures of the indoor heat exchangers 7 of each of the indoor units 10 is determined; and the degree to which indoor expansion valves 9 of the indoor units 10 are open is controlled such that the determined temperature difference falls within a predetermined temperature difference range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Hitachi-Johnson Controls Air Conditioning, Inc.
    Inventors: Mikihito Tokudi, Kazuhiko Tani, Yoshiyuki Akiyama, Masami Inaba, Takafumi Ota
  • Publication number: 20180095483
    Abstract: The air conditioner has a configuration such that, in an air-warming operation: the average refrigerant exit temperature, which is obtained by averaging the temperature of the refrigerant exits of indoor heat exchangers 7 in a plurality of indoor units 10, as detected by heat-exchanger-refrigerant-exit temperature probes 34 in the indoor units 10, is determined; the temperature difference between the average refrigerant exit temperature and the refrigerant exit temperatures of the indoor heat exchangers 7 of each of the indoor units 10 is determined; and the degree to which indoor expansion valves 9 of the indoor units 10 are open is controlled such that the determined temperature difference falls within a predetermined temperature difference range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Mikihito TOKUDI, Kazuhiko TANI, Yoshiyuki AKIYAMA, Masami INABA, Takafumi OTA
  • Patent number: 9862974
    Abstract: A genetically enhanced cyanobacterial host cell, Cyanobacterium sp. ABICyanoI, is disclosed. The enhanced Cyanobacterium sp. ABICyanoI produces a compound or compounds of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Algenol Biotech LLC
    Inventors: Kui Wang, Tuo Shi, Irina Piven, Masami Inaba, Frank Uliczka, Dan Kramer, Heike Enke, Kerstin Baier, Alexandra Friedrich, Ulf Duehring
  • Publication number: 20170038125
    Abstract: A hot gas bypass circuit that connects a discharge side of the compressor and a portion between the heat source side heat exchanger and the expansion valve, an on-off valve that opens and closes a channel of the hot gas bypass circuit, and a control device performing control to select one of hot gas bypass defrosting and reverse cycle defrosting according to a frosting amount on the heat source side heat exchanger and perform defrosting. The control device controls to open the on-off valve of the hot gas bypass circuit such that a part of a refrigerant discharged from the compressor is supplied to the heat source side heat exchanger via the hot gas bypass circuit and, the control device switches switch the four-way valve such that the refrigerant discharged from the compressor is supplied to the heat source side heat exchanger after passing through the four-way valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: Hitachi Appliances, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko TANI, Koji NAITO, Tatsuya MOCHIDA, Kazumoto URATA, Yoshiyuki AKIYAMA, Masami INABA
  • Patent number: 9315832
    Abstract: A cyanobacterial host cell, Cyanobacterium sp., that harbors at least one recombinant gene for the production of a chemical compounds is provided, as well as vectors derived from an endogenous plasmid isolated from the cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Algenol Biotech LLC
    Inventors: Irina Piven, Alexandra Friedrich, Ulf Dühring, Frank Uliczka, Kerstin Baier, Masami Inaba, Tuo Shi, Kui Wang, Heike Enke, Dan Kramer
  • Publication number: 20160053284
    Abstract: A genetically enhanced cyanobacterial host cell, Cyanobacterium sp. ABICyanoI, is disclosed. The enhanced Cyanobacterium sp. ABICyanoI produces a compound or compounds of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Kui WANG, Tuo SHI, Irina PIVEN, Masami INABA, Frank ULICZKA, Dan KRAMER, Heike ENKE, Kerstin BAIER, Alexandra FRIEDRICH, Ulf DUEHRING
  • Patent number: 9157101
    Abstract: A genetically enhanced cyanobacterial host cell, Cyanobacterium sp. ABICyano1, is disclosed. The enhanced Cyanobacterium sp. ABICyano1 produces a compound or compounds of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Algenol Biotech LLC
    Inventors: Irina Piven, Alexandra Friedrich, Ulf Dühring, Frank Uliczka, Kerstin Baier, Masami Inaba, Tuo Shi, Kui Wang, Heike Enke, Dan Kramer
  • Publication number: 20150017704
    Abstract: A cyanobacterial host cell, Cyanobacterium sp., that harbors at least one recombinant gene for the production of a chemical compounds is provided, as well as vectors derived from an endogenous plasmid isolated from the cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Applicant: ALGENOL BIOFUELS INC.
    Inventors: Irina Piven, Alexandra Friedrich, Ulf Dühring, Frank Uliczka, Kerstin Baier, Masami Inaba, Tuo Shi, Kui Wang, Heike Enke, Dan Kramer
  • Patent number: 8846369
    Abstract: A cyanobacterial host cell, Cyanobacterium sp., that harbors at least one recombinant gene for the production of a chemical compounds is provided, as well as vectors derived from an endogenous plasmid isolated from the cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Algenol Biofuels Inc.
    Inventors: Irina Piven, Alexandra Friedrich, Ulf Dühring, Frank Uliczka, Kerstin Baier, Masami Inaba, Tuo Shi, Kui Wang, Heike Enke, Dan Kramer
  • Publication number: 20140178973
    Abstract: A cyanobacterial host cell, Cyanobacterium sp., that harbors at least one recombinant gene for the production of a chemical compounds is provided, as well as vectors derived from an endogenous plasmid isolated from the cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: ALGENOL BIOFUELS INC.
    Inventors: Irina Piven, Alexandra Friedrich, Ulf Dühring, Frank Uliczka, Kerstin Baier, Masami Inaba, Tuo Shi, Kui Wang, Heike Enke, Dan Kramer
  • Publication number: 20140178958
    Abstract: A genetically enhanced cyanobacterial host cell, Cyanobacterium sp. ABICyano1, is disclosed. The enhanced Cyanobacterium sp. ABICyano1 produces a compound or compounds of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: ALGENOL BIOFUELS INC.
    Inventors: Irina Piven, Alexandra Friedrich, Ulf Dühring, Frank Uliczka, Kerstin Baier, Masami Inaba, Tuo Shi, Kui Wang, Heike Enke, Dan Kramer