Patents by Inventor Shintaro Hosoda

Shintaro Hosoda 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).

  • Vehicle air conditioning apparatus
    Patent number: 6318102
    Abstract: A vehicle air conditioning apparatus, provided in a vehicle where plural rows of seats are arrayed in the front-to-rear direction of the vehicle, comprises a cooler duct for guiding cool air from a cooler unit of an air conditioning unit to a portion above and between a first rear seat positioned on a second row of seats from a vehicle front and a second rear seat positioned behind the first rear seat. The cooler duct has a first outlet for ejecting cool air to the first rear seat side and a second outlet for ejecting cool air to the second rear seat side, and the first outlet is arranged in a position away from a seated portion of the first rear seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2001
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Asou, Katsumi Sakane, Shintaro Hosoda
  • Vehicle air conditioning apparatus
    Patent number: 6120370
    Abstract: A vehicle air conditioning apparatus, provided in a vehicle where plural rows of seats are arrayed in the front-to-rear direction of the vehicle, comprises a cooler duct for guiding cool air from a cooler unit of an air conditioning unit to a portion above and between a first rear seat positioned on a second row of seats from a vehicle front and a second rear seat positioned behind the first rear seat. The cooler duct has a first outlet for ejecting cool air to the first rear seat side and a second outlet for ejecting cool air to the second rear seat side, and the first outlet is arranged in a position away from a seated portion of the first rear seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2000
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Asou, Katsumi Sakane, Shintaro Hosoda