Patents by Inventor Shuji Imai

Shuji Imai 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).

  • Publication number: 20040069764
    Abstract: A convection heater 23 is disposed along a back surface of a rear face plate 18 which is comprised of a stainless steel plate that forms a heating chamber 14. On a back side of the rear face plate 18, disposed is a circulation fan 22 by which, air in the heating chamber 14 is sucked from air intake use through-holes into the back side, and after it is heated by the convection heater 23, it is returned from air blowing use through-holes to the heating chamber 14. On a surface of an inner side of the heating chamber 14 of the rear face plate 18, a self-cleaning layer is formed by dissolving a self-cleaning material which oxide-decomposes and removes accreted dirt at high temperature into a porcelain enamel glaze and by applying and bake-sticking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2003
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Applicant: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Shuji Imai, Masato Matsuda