Patents by Inventor Takanao KIMURA

Takanao KIMURA 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: 20230148118
    Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a plurality of heat exchange units each including a plurality of flat tubes, a plurality of fins, an upper header, and a lower header. In the plurality of heat exchange units, the upper headers are connected such that the upper headers communicate with each other, and the lower headers are connected such that the lower headers communicate with each other through an opening-closing valve. The heat exchanger has a configuration in which when the heat exchanger serves as a condenser, the opening-closing valve is controlled such that refrigerant in at least one of the plurality of heat exchange units flows in an upward direction, and refrigerant in the other one or the other ones of the plurality of heat exchange units flows in a downward direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Takanao KIMURA, Hiroyuki MORIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20180245804
    Abstract: An outdoor unit includes a housing, a heat exchanger provided inside the housing to exchange heat between refrigerant and a heat medium, and a valve provided inside the housing and connected to the heat exchanger by a pipe, in which a lower end of the heat exchanger is positioned above a connection unit configured to connect the valve and the pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventor: Takanao KIMURA
  • Patent number: 9631826
    Abstract: The controller controls a bypass solenoid valve and hot-water supply expansion unit in a defrosting operation based on a refrigerant temperature detected by a first temperature sensor and a heat medium temperature detected by a second temperature sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Mistubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Takanao Kimura, Hirofumi Kouge, Hironori Yabuuchi
  • Publication number: 20150308700
    Abstract: The controller controls a bypass solenoid valve and hot-water supply expansion unit in a defrosting operation based on a refrigerant temperature detected by a first temperature sensor and a heat medium temperature detected by a second temperature sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Takanao KIMURA, Hirofumi KOUGE, Hironori YABUUCHI