Patents by Inventor Shigeru Hata

Shigeru Hata 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: 11976828
    Abstract: An outdoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus in which indoor units are connected, includes: a housing forming an outer casing of the outdoor unit; a terminal block located at a side of the housing; and a conduit plate to be attached to the terminal block. The conduit plate includes: a terminal block cover to be attached to the housing to cover the terminal block, and having an opening portion formed at a lower portion of the terminal block cover; an outer casing cover to be attached to the terminal block cover to cover the opening portion of the terminal block cover, and having an opening portion at a side of the outer casing cover; and a cable connection cover to be attached to the side of the outer casing cover, and having attachment holes for connection of a conduit cable to be connected to the terminal block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kohei Sakata, Shigeru Hata
  • Patent number: 11971025
    Abstract: A compressor includes: a plurality of terminals; a terminal cover protecting the plurality of terminals; a temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of a shell; and a cover having a flat portion disposed around the plurality of terminals, and a sensor protection portion covering the temperature sensor, the sensor protection portion being integrally formed with the flat portion to extend from the flat portion. The terminal cover is attached to cover the flat portion of the cover in a state in which the temperature sensor disposed on the shell is covered by the sensor protection portion of the cover. Thus, it is possible to prevent a lead wire of the temperature sensor from being accidentally cut when the terminal cover is attached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kohei Sakata, Shigeru Hata
  • Publication number: 20230049872
    Abstract: An outdoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus in which indoor units are connected, includes: a housing forming an outer casing of the outdoor unit; a terminal block located at a side of the housing; and a conduit plate to be attached to the terminal block. The conduit plate includes: a terminal block cover to be attached to the housing to cover the terminal block, and having an opening portion formed at a lower portion of the terminal block cover; an outer casing cover to be attached to the terminal block cover to cover the opening portion of the terminal block cover, and having an opening portion at a side of the outer casing cover; and a cable connection cover to be attached to the side of the outer casing cover, and having attachment holes for connection of a conduit cable to be connected to the terminal block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Kohei SAKATA, Shigeru HATA
  • Patent number: 11473788
    Abstract: An outdoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus enabling a soundproof material to correctly cover a compressor and having enhanced assembling efficiency and a method for assembling the outdoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus are provided. The outdoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus includes the compressor installed inside a casing and the soundproof material covering at least the compressor. The soundproof material includes a lower soundproof material surrounding a lateral periphery of a lower portion of the compressor and an upper soundproof material surrounding a lateral periphery of an upper portion of the compressor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yo Kitabatake, Shigeru Hata, Keiichi Tomita, Yohei Kawaguchi, Rei Hayakawa, Kento Oku
  • Patent number: 11306925
    Abstract: An outdoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus has a structure that enables a terminal block to be added on a front side that a worker can easily contact, without greatly changing the location of an existing terminal block and the basic shape of a mounting portion. In a casing of the outdoor unit, a heat exchanger, an outdoor fan, a compressor, and an electrical component are provided. The outdoor unit includes: terminal blocks to be connected to the electrical component; and a terminal-block mounting portion facing from the inside of the casing toward the outside thereof. The terminal blocks are arranged in the height direction of the terminal-block mounting portion, and include first and second terminal blocks on a lower side and an upper side, respectively. The second terminal block is mounted on a terminal-block seat on the terminal-block mounting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yo Kitabatake, Shigeru Hata
  • Publication number: 20220025877
    Abstract: A compressor includes: a plurality of terminals; a terminal cover protecting the plurality of terminals; a temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of a shell; and a cover having a flat portion disposed around the plurality of terminals, and a sensor protection portion covering the temperature sensor, the sensor protection portion being integrally formed with the flat portion to extend from the flat portion. The terminal cover is attached to cover the flat portion of the cover in a state in which the temperature sensor disposed on the shell is covered by the sensor protection portion of the cover. Thus, it is possible to prevent a lead wire of the temperature sensor from being accidentally cut when the terminal cover is attached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Kohei SAKATA, Shigeru HATA
  • Publication number: 20210018192
    Abstract: An outdoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus has a structure that enables a terminal block to be added on a front side that a worker can easily contact, without greatly changing the location of an existing terminal block and the basic shape of a mounting portion. In a casing of the outdoor unit, a heat exchanger, an outdoor fan, a compressor, and an electrical component are provided. The outdoor unit includes: terminal blocks to be connected to the electrical component; and a terminal-block mounting portion facing from the inside of the casing toward the outside thereof. The terminal blocks are arranged in the height direction of the terminal-block mounting portion, and include first and second terminal blocks on a lower side and an upper side, respectively. The second terminal block is mounted on a terminal-block seat on the terminal-block mounting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yo KITABATAKE, Shigeru HATA
  • Patent number: 10851494
    Abstract: A method for preparing a black liquor according to the present invention comprises digesting a tobacco raw material under an alkaline condition to obtain the black liquor. Further, a method for preparing a flavor component-containing liquid according to the present invention comprises digesting a tobacco raw material under an alkaline condition, separating the obtained digesting product into a black liquor and a tobacco fiber, and desalinating the black liquor to obtain the flavor component-containing liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Shigeru Hata, Yoshito Gohara, Ryosuke Nagase, Takuya Okada, Shintaro Akiyama
  • Publication number: 20200041145
    Abstract: An outdoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus enabling a soundproof material to correctly cover a compressor and having enhanced assembling efficiency and a method for assembling the outdoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus are provided. The outdoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus includes the compressor installed inside a casing and the soundproof material covering at least the compressor. The soundproof material includes a lower soundproof material surrounding a lateral periphery of a lower portion of the compressor and an upper soundproof material surrounding a lateral periphery of an upper portion of the compressor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Yo KITABATAKE, Shigeru HATA, Keiichi TOMITA, Yohei KAWAGUCHI, Rei HAYAKAWA, Kento OKU
  • Publication number: 20190024911
    Abstract: An electrical component module is provided in which a heat sink is applied as a cooling unit for a power element and space can be saved. The electrical component module includes: a first holder having substrate holding structures on a first surface portion and a second surface portion located on a back-surface side of the first surface portion; a second holder disposed perpendicular to the first holder at an end portion of the second surface portion of the first holder and having a substrate holding structure on one surface of the second holder; a first substrate held on the first surface portion of the first holder; a second substrate and a heat sink both held by the second holder; and a third substrate held on the second surface portion of the first holder, and connected to the first substrate and the second substrate by a line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Rei HAYAKAWA, Yohei KAWAGUCHI, Shigeru HATA
  • Patent number: 9964342
    Abstract: An outdoor unit for an air-conditioning apparatus includes a machine chamber in which a compressor serving as a vibration source and at least two refrigerant-circuit components and are provided. One of the refrigerant-circuit components and is provided with an elastic tab while an other refrigerant-circuit component or is provided with a catching portion that is engageable with the elastic tab. The refrigerant-circuit components and are brought into close contact with each other by the elastic tab and the catching portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yo Kitabatake, Shigeru Hata, Keiichi Tomita, Yohei Kawaguchi
  • Publication number: 20160146512
    Abstract: An outdoor unit for an air-conditioning apparatus includes a machine chamber in which a compressor serving as a vibration source and at least two refrigerant-circuit components and are provided. One of the refrigerant-circuit components and is provided with an elastic tab while an other refrigerant-circuit component or is provided with a catching portion that is engageable with the elastic tab. The refrigerant-circuit components and are brought into close contact with each other by the elastic tab and the catching portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2015
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Yo KITABATAKE, Shigeru HATA, Keiichi TOMITA, Yohei KAWAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20150292152
    Abstract: A method for preparing a black liquor according to the present invention comprises digesting a tobacco raw material under an alkaline condition to obtain the black liquor. Further, a method for preparing a flavor component-containing liquid according to the present invention comprises digesting a tobacco raw material under an alkaline condition, separating the obtained digesting product into a black liquor and a tobacco fiber, and desalinating the black liquor to obtain the flavor component-containing liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Shigeru HATA, Yoshito GOHARA, Ryosuke NAGASE, Takuya OKADA, Shintaro AKIYAMA
  • Patent number: 7686105
    Abstract: A drill includes a main body and a high-hard tip attached to a front end of the body. The tip has a width greater than the diameter of the body and has an angular cutting portion. In order to form a hole having a greater distal end in a wall, the tip is attached on the main body in such a way that a cutting point on an axial line of the tip is eccentrically shifted from an axis of the main body. The drill is inserted into a preliminary hole drilled beforehand and cuts a distal end of the preliminary hole to form a hole including an expanded distal end having a greater diameter. Thereby, the expanded distal end hole having a greater distal end can be formed that is capable of increasing the fixity of an anchor far greater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Nihon Project Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shigeru Hata
  • Publication number: 20070235228
    Abstract: A drill includes a main body and a high-hard tip attached to a front end of the body. The tip has a width greater than the diameter of the body and has an angular cutting portion. In order to form a hole having a greater distal end in a wall, the tip is attached on the main body in such a way that a cutting point on an axial line of the tip is eccentrically shifted from an axis of the main body. The drill is inserted into a preliminary hole drilled beforehand and cuts a distal end of the preliminary hole to form a hole including an expanded distal end having a greater diameter. Thereby, the expanded distal end hole having a greater distal end can be formed that is capable of increasing the fixity of an anchor far greater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2007
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Applicant: NIHON PROJECT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shigeru Hata
  • Patent number: D797269
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Jumpei Kudo, Tatsunori Sakai, Kota Morimoto, Ryo Oya, Haruo Nakano, Shigeru Hata, Yo Kitabatake