Patents by Inventor Takamune Okui

Takamune Okui 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: 20240117976
    Abstract: An HVAC system is provided. Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to heat exchangers having tubing with a reduced diameter compared to traditional systems. In one embodiment, a ducted HVAC system comprises an outdoor heat exchanger with tubing that has an outer diameter of eight millimeters (8 mm) or less and an indoor heat exchanger with tubing that has an outer diameter of nine millimeters (9 mm) or less. Additional systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicants: Daikin Industries, Ltd., Goodman Manufacturing Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Miki Yamada, Junichi Shimoda, Takamune Okui, Yuko Ishida, Joseph Kelly Hearnsberger, David Palazzolo, Sriram Venkat
  • Publication number: 20240052628
    Abstract: A partition has an air blowing function of blowing air to a predetermined region. The partition includes a casing, a blower mechanism arranged in the casing, and a blow-out port formed in the casing. On a virtual plane facing the blow-out port and having a wind velocity of 0.2 m/s or more, an airflow with an average momentum per unit area from 0.05 kg/ms2 to 0.75 kg/ms2 is generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Yousuke IMAI, Takamune OKUI, Chizuru MURAKAMI
  • Patent number: 11859861
    Abstract: An HVAC system is provided. Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to heat exchangers having tubing with a reduced diameter compared to traditional systems. In one embodiment, a ducted HVAC system comprises an outdoor heat exchanger with tubing that has an outer diameter of eight millimeters (8 mm) or less and an indoor heat exchanger with tubing that has an outer diameter of nine millimeters (9 mm) or less. Additional systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignees: Daikin Industries, Ltd., Goodman Manufacturing Company, L.P
    Inventors: Miki Yamada, Junichi Shimoda, Takamune Okui, Yuko Ishida, Joseph Kelly Hearnsberger, David Palazzolo, Sriram Venkat
  • Publication number: 20230175711
    Abstract: An HVAC system is provided. Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to heat exchangers having tubing with a reduced diameter compared to traditional systems. In one embodiment, a ducted HVAC system comprises an outdoor heat exchanger with tubing that has an outer diameter of eight millimeters (8 mm) or less and an indoor heat exchanger with tubing that has an outer diameter of nine millimeters (9 mm) or less. Additional systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2023
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicants: Daikin Industries, Ltd., Goodman Manufacturing Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Miki Yamada, Junichi Shimoda, Takamune Okui, Yuko Ishida, Joseph Kelly Heamsberger, David Palazzolo, Sriram Venkat
  • Patent number: 11578880
    Abstract: An HVAC system is provided. Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to heat exchangers having tubing with a reduced diameter compared to traditional systems. In one embodiment, a ducted HVAC system comprises an outdoor heat exchanger with tubing that has an outer diameter of eight millimeters (8 mm) or less and an indoor heat exchanger with tubing that has an outer diameter of nine millimeters (9 mm) or less. Additional systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Miki Yamada, Junichi Shimoda, Takamune Okui, Yuko Ishida, Joseph Kelly Hearnsberger, David Palazzolo, Sriram Venkat
  • Publication number: 20220333032
    Abstract: A refrigeration cycle apparatus, refrigerating machine oil and refrigerant leakage prevention agent. The refrigeration cycle apparatus contains a working fluid which contains a refrigerant composition including a refrigerant and a refrigerating machine oil including resin particles of which D50 and D90/D10 are 2.0 ?m to 10.0 ?m and 4.0 to 14.0, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Taketo Katou, Akinari Sugiyama, Takamune Okui, Sadayasu Inagaki
  • Publication number: 20220235949
    Abstract: An HVAC system is provided. Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to heat exchangers having tubing with a reduced diameter compared to traditional systems. In one embodiment, a ducted HVAC system comprises an outdoor heat exchanger with tubing that has an outer diameter of eight millimeters (8 mm) or less and an indoor heat exchanger with tubing that has an outer diameter of nine millimeters (9 mm) or less. Additional systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Miki Yamada, Junichi Shimoda, Takamune Okui, Yuko Ishida, Joseph Kelly Hearnsberger, David Palazzolo, Sriram Venkat
  • Publication number: 20220128286
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an air conditioner including a compressor and a drive circuit configured to drive the compressor. The drive circuit includes an AC path, a rectifier connected to the AC path, a DC path on an output side of the rectifier, a smoothing capacitor connected to the DC path, an inverter connected to the DC path, a switch disposed on an electric path from the AC path to the smoothing capacitor, and a controller configured to close and open the switch during a preheating operation of supplying electricity for preheating the compressor via the inverter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Keito KOTERA, Masahide FUJIWARA, Hironori OGAWA, Takamune OKUI, Yuuko NAKANISHI, Nobuyasu HIRAOKA
  • Patent number: 11313568
    Abstract: An HVAC system is provided. Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to heat exchangers having tubing with a reduced diameter compared to traditional systems. In one embodiment, a ducted HVAC system comprises an outdoor heat exchanger with tubing that has an outer diameter of eight millimeters (8 mm) or less and an indoor heat exchanger with tubing that has an outer diameter of nine millimeters (9 mm) or less. Additional systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Miki Yamada, Junichi Shimoda, Takamune Okui, Yuko Ishida, Joseph Kelly Hearnsberger, David Palazzolo, Sriram Venkat
  • Publication number: 20190226692
    Abstract: An HVAC system is provided. Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to heat exchangers having tubing with a reduced diameter compared to traditional systems. In one embodiment, a ducted HVAC system comprises an outdoor heat exchanger with tubing that has an outer diameter of eight millimeters (8 mm) or less and an indoor heat exchanger with tubing that has an outer diameter of nine millimeters (9 mm) or less. Additional systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Miki Yamada, Junichi Shimoda, Takamune Okui, Yuko Ishida, Joseph Kelly Hearnsberger, David Palazzolo, Sriam Venkat
  • Publication number: 20140360223
    Abstract: In an air-conditioning apparatus, refrigerant flows sequentially through a compressor, an outdoor heat exchanger, expansion mechanisms, and an indoor heat exchanger during a cooling operation, and refrigerant flows sequentially through the compressor, the indoor heat exchanger, the expansion mechanisms, and the outdoor heat exchanger during a heating operation. Capacity of the outdoor heat exchanger is 30% to 90% of the indoor heat exchanger. The expansion mechanisms include an upstream-side and downstream-side expansion mechanisms depressurizing refrigerant from high to intermediate pressure, and from intermediate to low pressure in the refrigerant cycle, respectively. The refrigerant is R32. A refrigerant storage tank that stores the intermediate pressure refrigerant is provided between the upstream-side and downstream side expansion mechanisms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Takayuki Setoguchi, Keisuke Tanimoto, Noriyuki Okuda, Takamune Okui, Junichi Shimoda, Tsuyoshi Yamada
  • Publication number: 20130174595
    Abstract: A refrigeration circuit includes a compressor, an outdoor heat exchanger, an expansion valve, an indoor heat exchanger, and a refrigerant storage tank provided between the outdoor heat exchanger and the expansion value. Refrigerant sequentially flows through the compressor, the outdoor heat exchanger, the expansion valve and the indoor heat exchanger during an air-cooling operation. Refrigerant sequentially flows through the compressor, the indoor heat exchanger, the expansion valve, and the outdoor heat exchanger during an air-warming operation. Preferably the indoor heat exchanger is a cross-fin heat exchanger, and the outdoor heat exchanger is a stacked heat exchanger. Preferably, a capacity of the outdoor heat exchanger is no more than 100% of a capacity of the indoor heat exchanger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Noriyuki Okuda, Takayuki Setoguchi, Keisuke Tanimoto, Takamune Okui