Patents by Inventor Masayoshi Takayama

Masayoshi Takayama 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: 8281751
    Abstract: A hot water apparatus comprises a main body thereof connected to each of water distribution devices 31, 32, and 33 via plumbing 2 and a remote controller 20 for remotely controlling the main body of the hot water apparatus 10. The main body of the hot water apparatus 10 comprises a control device 13 capable of controlling temperature of outflowing hot water which is a temperature of the hot water outflowing from the main body of the hot water apparatus 10 to the plumbing 2. The remote controller 20 comprises a setting element of the temperature of the outflowing hot water 21 for setting the requested value of the temperature of the outflowing hot water, and the correction-data setting element 21U and 24 for setting correction data which defines the deviation value of the temperature of the outflowing hot water with respect to the required value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Rinnai Corporation
    Inventor: Masayoshi Takayama
  • Publication number: 20100135829
    Abstract: An air supply fan device including: a fan casing disposed continuously to a combustion chamber containing a gas burner therein; an air supply fan contained inside of the fan casing, for supplying burning air to the gas burner; and a motor disposed outside of the fan casing, for rotating the air supply fan. The air supply fan device comprising: a ventilation hole formed by opening a fan casing constituting wall around a motor rotary shaft of the motor connected to the air supply fan; and a diaphragm valve body which is fixed to the ventilation hole and has a through hole, through which the motor rotary shaft is inserted, opened at the center thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2009
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: RINNAI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masayoshi Takayama
  • Patent number: 7580618
    Abstract: A water heating apparatus comprising: a device body for heating and producing hot water that is capable of connecting to one or more remote control units for remotely operating the device body, the device body having an outer casing; a connection-number counter disposed within the outer casing of the device body for determining the number of remote control units upon powering-up the device body; and a display unit disposed within the outer casing of the device body for indicating the number of the connected remote control units determined by the connection-number counter, wherein a display of the display unit is visible from the exterior through a window formed in the outer casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Rinnai Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Suzuki, Masayoshi Takayama
  • Publication number: 20090139466
    Abstract: A hot water apparatus comprises a main body thereof connected to each of water distribution devices 31, 32, and 33 via plumbing 2 and a remote controller 20 for remotely controlling the main body of the hot water apparatus 10. The main body of the hot water apparatus 10 comprises a control device 13 capable of controlling temperature of outflowing hot water which is a temperature of the hot water outflowing from the main body of the hot water apparatus 10 to the plumbing 2. The remote controller 20 comprises a setting element of the temperature of the outflowing hot water 21 for setting the requested value of the temperature of the outflowing hot water, and the correction-data setting element 21U and 24 for setting correction data which defines the deviation value of the temperature of the outflowing hot water with respect to the required value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2008
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: RINNAI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masayoshi Takayama
  • Publication number: 20070280656
    Abstract: A water heating apparatus comprising: a device body for heating and producing hot water that is capable of connecting to one or more remote control units for remotely operating the device body, the device body having an outer casing; a connection-number counter disposed within the outer casing of the device body for determining the number of remote control units upon powering-up the device body; and a display unit disposed within the outer casing of the device body for indicating the number of the connected remote control units determined by the connection-number counter, wherein a display of the display unit is visible from the exterior through a window formed in the outer casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2007
    Publication date: December 6, 2007
    Applicant: RINNAI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Suzuki, Masayoshi Takayama
  • Patent number: D747131
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Inventor: Masayoshi Takayama
  • Patent number: D804237
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: TAKAYAMA MANAGEMENT LLC
    Inventor: Masayoshi Takayama
  • Patent number: D830097
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Takayama Management LLC
    Inventor: Masayoshi Takayama