Patents by Inventor Ryohei HORIBA

Ryohei HORIBA 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: 11340001
    Abstract: A refrigeration cycle apparatus includes a refrigeration cycle circuit, a liquid receiver, a first valve and a second valve. The refrigeration cycle circuit includes a compressor, an outdoor heat exchanger and an indoor heat exchanger. The liquid receiver is provided in a second section located in the refrigeration cycle circuit. The second section is a section extending between the outdoor heat exchanger and the indoor heat exchanger without extending through the compressor. The first valve is provided in a first section in the refrigeration cycle circuit, and is a solenoid valve or a motor valve. The first section is a section extending between the outdoor heat exchanger and the indoor heat exchanger through the compressor. The second valve is provided in the second section and between the liquid receiver and the indoor heat exchanger, and is an electronic expansion valve, a solenoid valve or a motor valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yasutaka Ochiai, Haruo Nakano, Hideki Tsukino, Ryohei Horiba, Yasuhiro Suzuki
  • Patent number: 10712062
    Abstract: A refrigerant distributor includes: a first introduction pipe configured to be open at a first end and closed at a second end and to cause refrigerant to flow from the first end toward the second end; a second introduction pipe configured to be closed in ends on both upstream and downstream sides and to cause the refrigerant to flow in a direction opposite to a refrigerant flow direction in the first introduction pipe; a plurality of branch pipes connected in series along a refrigerant flow direction on the second introduction pipe; and an adjusting pipe configured to connect the first introduction pipe and the second introduction pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Ryohei Horiba, Tatsunori Sakai, Kumi Aoki, Akihide Terao, Keiichi Tomita, Hirohito Yagi
  • Publication number: 20190383533
    Abstract: A refrigeration cycle apparatus includes a refrigeration cycle circuit, a liquid receiver, a first valve and a second valve. The refrigeration cycle circuit includes a compressor, an outdoor heat exchanger and an indoor heat exchanger. The liquid receiver is provided in a second section located in the refrigeration cycle circuit. The second section is a section extending between the outdoor heat exchanger and the indoor heat exchanger without extending through the compressor. The first valve is provided in a first section in the refrigeration cycle circuit, and is a solenoid valve or a motor valve. The first section is a section extending between the outdoor heat exchanger and the indoor heat exchanger through the compressor. The second valve is provided in the second section and between the liquid receiver and the indoor heat exchanger, and is an electronic expansion valve, a solenoid valve or a motor valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Yasutaka OCHIAI, Haruo NAKANO, Hideki TSUKINO, Ryohei HORIBA, Yasuhiro SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20190056158
    Abstract: A refrigerant distributor includes: a first introduction pipe configured to be open at a first end and closed at a second end and to cause refrigerant to flow from the first end toward the second end; a second introduction pipe configured to be closed in ends on both upstream and downstream sides and to cause the refrigerant to flow in a direction opposite to a refrigerant flow direction in the first introduction pipe; a plurality of branch pipes connected in series along a refrigerant flow direction on the second introduction pipe; and an adjusting pipe configured to connect the first introduction pipe and the second introduction pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Ryohei HORIBA, Tatsunori SAKAI, Kumi AOKI, Akihide TERAO, Keiichi TOMITA, Hirohito YAGI