Patents by Inventor Shoichi Hirano

Shoichi Hirano 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).

  • Method for providing a detergent-free washing function and fiber product capable of washing without using a detergent
    Publication number: 20060258242
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for providing detergent-free washing function by which a washing effect approximately same as that in the case of using a detergent can be caused even in the case of washing a fiber or a fiber product without using a detergent and a fiber product capable of washing without using a detergent. The present invention relates to a method for providing a detergent-free washing function to a fiber or a fiber product, which is subjected to hydrophilization treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2004
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Inventors: Shoichi Hirano, Yoshinari Yui, Kazuhito Ozaki, Ozawa Nanami, Shingo Akjeda, Shinobu Tabata, Susumu Kibune
  • Chiller unit
    Patent number: D998769
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Takahiro Akizuki, Katsunori Horiuchi, Yuji Tarumi, Shoichi Hirano, Toru Kuriyama, Takuya Ito, Yoshio Yamano, Takahito Hikone, Shohei Takenaka, Takenori Matsumoto, Naoya Mukaitani, Junichi Miyai