Patents by Inventor Norikazu Ogushi

Norikazu Ogushi 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: 5761922
    Abstract: Provided is a low temperature display case, which comprises: a duct that is so formed that it communicates with a rear and a lower portion of a storage chamber having an opening at the front, an evaporator that is provided upright in a duct at a rear location, a blower for discharging, from an upper edge of the opening of the storage chamber, air that is cooled at the evaporator by heat exchange, a drain pan that is located at a bottom level of the duct and that is inclined downward toward a drain hole, defrosting heaters that are provided in a lower portion of the duct and that are located forward of a position under the evaporator, and a sharply sloped portion that is provided on the drain pan below the evaporator and that is inclined at a greater angle toward the drain hole than is the drain pan; wherein to defrost the evaporator a refrigerant at a high temperature is fed into the evaporator, and heat is generated by the defrosting heaters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1998
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirokuni Tamai, Atsushi Todoroki, Hisao Sagara, Norikazu Ogushi, Yasunari Ishihara