Patents by Inventor Shigeki Wanami

Shigeki Wanami 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).

  • Air conditioner with reduced number of piping accessories
    Patent number: 6871508
    Abstract: A refrigerant circuit in an air conditioner comprises a compressor that compresses a refrigerant, a condenser that liquefies the refrigerant, a pressure reducing device that reduces the pressure of the compressed refrigerant, and an evaporator that exchanges heat by utilizing the refrigerant and generates an air-conditioning air. The condenser comprises plural fin tubes, through which the refrigerant passes, two headers, to which both ends of the fin tubes are connected and which has a firm structure, upper and lower mounting brackets that are fixed to the headers, and vibration insulating materials that collaborate with pin members and support the condenser via the upper and lower mounting brackets. The valve unit is fixed to the header or to the upper or lower mounting bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2005
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeki Wanami, Mikiharu Kuwahara, Kazuo Kito, Toshiya Nagasawa
  • Air conditioner with reduced number of piping accessories
    Publication number: 20030177775
    Abstract: A refrigerant circuit in an air conditioner comprises a compressor that compresses a refrigerant, a condenser that liquefies the refrigerant, a pressure reducing device that reduces the pressure of the compressed refrigerant, and an evaporator that exchanges heat by utilizing the refrigerant and generates an air-conditioning air. The condenser comprises plural fin tubes, through which the refrigerant passes, two headers, to which both ends of the fin tubes are connected and which has a firm structure, upper and lower mounting brackets that are fixed to the headers, and vibration insulating materials that collaborate with pin members and support the condenser via the upper and lower mounting brackets. The valve unit is fixed to the header or to the upper or lower mounting bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2003
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventors: Shigeki Wanami, Mikiharu Kuwahara, Kazuo Kito, Toshiya Nagasawa