Patents by Inventor Shigekazu Azukizawa

Shigekazu Azukizawa 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).

  • Electrostatic atomizing device and humidifier using the same
    Patent number: 7494532
    Abstract: A carrier is used to carry a liquid, and a high voltage is applied between a discharge end of the carrier and an opposed electrode to emit ionized liquid particles. The carrier has a liquid collecting end opposite to the discharge end to feed the steam of the liquid from a steam generator, condensing the liquid therearound, and feeding the condensed liquid to the discharge end. Accordingly, even when the liquid contains cations such as those of Ca and Mg, the steam of the liquid can extremely reduce the content of these impurities, avoiding the precipitation of the impurities at the discharge end of the carrier to assure stable electrostatic atomization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigekazu Azukizawa, Sadahiko Wakaba, Hiroshi Suda
  • Charged water particle, and method for creating environment where mist of charged water particle is dispersed
    Patent number: 7473298
    Abstract: Charged fine particulate water is provided, which has a nanometer particle size, for example, a particle size of 3 to 100 nm, and contains radicals such as hydroxyl radicals and superoxides. This charged fine particulate water can be generated by applying an electric-field intensity of 700 to 1200 V/mm between a pair of electrodes, while supplying water between the electrodes. By allowing the thus obtained charged fine particulate water to diffuse into an indoor space, it is possible to effectively remove bad odor components/bacteria from the indoor space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignee: Panasonic Electric Works, Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Suda, Yasunori Matsui, Narimasa Iwamoto, Toshiyuki Yamauchi, Shigekazu Azukizawa, Takayuki Nakada, Tomonori Tanaka, Tomohiro Yamaguchi
  • Charged water particle, and method for creating environment where mist of charged water particle is dispersed
    Publication number: 20060214020
    Abstract: Charged fine particulate water is provided, which has a nanometer particle size, for example, a particle size of 3 to 100 nm, and contains radicals such as hydroxyl radicals and superoxides. This charged fine particulate water can be generated by applying an electric-field intensity of 700 to 1200 V/mm between a pair of electrodes, while supplying water between the electrodes. By allowing the thus obtained charged fine particulate water to diffuse into an indoor space, it is possible to effectively remove bad odor components/bacteria from the indoor space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2004
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Inventors: Hiroshi Suda, Yasunori Matsui, Narimasa Iwamoto, Toshiyuki Yamauchi, Shigekazu Azukizawa, Takayuki Nakada, Tomonori Tanaka, Tomohiro Yamaguchi
  • Electrostatic atomizing device and humidifier using this
    Publication number: 20060131449
    Abstract: A carrier is used to carry a liquid, and a high voltage is applied between a discharge end of the carrier and an opposed electrode to emit ionized liquid particles. The carrier has a liquid collecting end opposite to the discharge end to feed the steam of the liquid from a steam generator, condensing the liquid therearound, and feeding the condensed liquid to the discharge end. Accordingly, even when the liquid contains cations such as those of Ca and Mg, the steam of the liquid can extremely reduce the content of these impurities, avoiding the precipitation of the impurities at the discharge end of the carrier to assure stable electrostatic atomization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2004
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Inventors: Shigekazu Azukizawa, Sadahiko Wakaba, Hiroshi Suda