Patents by Inventor Masanobu Futatsuki

Masanobu Futatsuki 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 for a vehicle
    Patent number: 6568200
    Abstract: An air conditioning system for a vehicle is disclosed. The air conditioning system includes a casing, an evaporator, a heater core at a rear side of the evaporator, and a mixing area for mixing a first air bypassing the heater core with a second air flowing through the heater core. The system further includes a partition plate for guiding the second air to the mixing area after the second air flows through the heater core, a foot passage, a defrosting passage, a vent outlet, and a defrosting outlet. The system still further includes a temperature controlling damper for controlling rates of the first air and the second air after the first and second airs flows through the evaporator so as to attain a predetermined final temperature of the air which is discharged into a passenger compartment of the vehicle. The system further includes a vent damper, a foot damper and a defrosting damper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2003
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuya Nakagawa, Hajime Izumi, Tetsuo Tominaga, Toshihisa Kondo, Kazuo Ishii, Masanobu Futatsuki
  • Air-conditioning system for a vehicle
    Publication number: 20030019233
    Abstract: An air conditioning system for a vehicle is disclosed. The air conditioning system includes a casing, an evaporator, a heater core at a rear side of the evaporator, and a mixing area for mixing a first air bypassing the heater core with a second air flowing through the heater core. The system further includes a partition plate for guiding the second air to the mixing area after the second air flows through the heater core, a foot passage, a defrosting passage, a vent outlet, and a defrosting outlet. The system still further includes a temperature controlling damper for controlling rates of the first air and the second air after the first and second airs flows through the evaporator so as to attain a predetermined final temperature of the air which is discharged into a passenger compartment of the vehicle. The system further includes a vent damper, a foot damper and a defrosting damper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2002
    Publication date: January 30, 2003
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuya Nakagawa, Hajime Izumi, Tetsuo Tominaga, Toshihisa Kondo, Kazuo Ishii, Masanobu Futatsuki