Patents by Inventor Shuuhei Natani

Shuuhei Natani 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).

  • Regenerative heat exchanger system and an operating method for the same
    Patent number: 5419388
    Abstract: A regenerative heat exchanger system includes a heat accumulator provided in an insulating vessel for accumulating heat energy, the heat accumulator having a first end and a second end opposing to the first end and being capable of permitting gas to flow through a body between the first and second ends, a heating device for heating the heat accumulator in such a manner that the heat accumulator is formed with a plurality of temperature-different regions, a medium gas-supplying device for flowing medium gas through the plurality of temperature-different regions independently from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 30, 1995
    Assignee: Fluidyne Engineering Corporation
    Inventors: Steven D. Hickel, Lynn C. Marksberry, Toshikazu Yamamura, Shuuhei Natani, Toshio Kurosaka