Patents by Inventor Masayuki Furumaki

Masayuki Furumaki 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: 9328975
    Abstract: A drain structure for a corrugated fin-type heat exchanger, the corrugated fin-type heat exchanger being constituted by arranging a plurality of flat heat exchange tubes parallel to one another in a horizontal direction between a pair of opposing header pipes, and joining corrugated fins between the plurality of flat heat exchange tubes, the drain structure including a plurality of water flow passages for inducing water retained between the corrugated fins adjacent to an upper side and a lower side of each of the plurality of flat heat exchange tubes, the plurality of water flow passages being formed on an outer end surface of the each of the plurality of flat heat exchange tubes in a width direction thereof at a pitch along a longitudinal direction of the each of the plurality of flat heat exchange tubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignees: NIPPON LIGHT METAL COMPANY, LTD., SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masayuki Furumaki, Takeshi Yoshida, Kazuhiko Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20120272677
    Abstract: To achieve a sufficient drainage of condensed water (dew water) adhering to a surface to suppress an adverse effect on an airflow resistance and a heat exchange efficiency, even in a case where heat exchange tubes are arranged horizontally, provided is a drain structure for a corrugated fin-type heat exchanger (1), the corrugated fin-type heat exchanger (1) being constituted by arranging a plurality of flat heat exchange tubes (3) parallel to one another in a horizontal direction between a pair of opposing header pipes (2a, 2b), and joining corrugated fins (4) between the plurality of flat heat exchange tubes (3), the drain structure including a plurality of water flow passages (10) for inducing water retained between the corrugated fins (4) adjacent to an upper side and a lower side of each of the plurality of flat heat exchange tubes (3), the plurality of water flow passages (10) being formed on an outer end surface of the each of the plurality of flat heat exchange tubes (3) in a width direction thereof at
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2010
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Inventors: Masayuki Furumaki, Takeshi Yoshida, Kazuhiko Yamazaki