Patents by Inventor Mitsutaka Inaba

Mitsutaka 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).

  • Combustion apparatus and method for combustion control
    Patent number: 8521400
    Abstract: A combustion apparatus (water heater) includes a combustion unit (burner) combusting fuel, at least two flame detector (flame rods) detecting whether there is a flame or not in the combustion unit, a determination unit (control device) determining whether or not there is a misfire, based on detected results of the flame detectors, and a control unit (control device) stopping supply of the fuel to the combustion unit in response to a determined result of the determination unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Purpose Company Limited
    Inventors: Akihito Yamashita, Mitsutaka Inaba, Jun Aiso
  • COMBUSTION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COMBUSTION CONTROL
    Publication number: 20110313637
    Abstract: A combustion apparatus (water heater) includes a combustion means (burner) combusting fuel, at least two flame detecting means (flame rods) detecting whether there is a flame or not in the combustion means, a determination unit (control device) determining whether or not to be a misfire based on detected results of the flame detecting means, and a control unit (control device) stopping supply of the fuel to the combustion means in response to a determined result of the determination unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2010
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: TAKAGI INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akihito Yamashita, Mitsutaka Inaba, Jun Aiso