Patents by Inventor Takashi Kuhara

Takashi Kuhara 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).

  • Patent number: 5009261
    Abstract: Disclosed is a heat accumulation tank system intended for use as a heat source of, for example, an air conditioner and which is installed, for example, in a building or under a green zone, a stadium or a parking area. The heat accumulation tank system is composed of a plurarity of water tanks which are connected through a communication passage such as a communication pipe. The pressure in the communication passage is controlled by means of a pressurizing device or a vacuum device, so that the state of communication is controlled such as to establish or interrupt the communication between the water tanks or to control the rate of flow of water between these water tanks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 23, 1991
    Inventor: Takashi Kuhara
  • Patent number: 4887667
    Abstract: Disclosed is a heat accumulation tank system intended for use as a heat source of, for example, an air conditioner and which is installed, for example, in a building or under a green zone, a stadium or a parking area. The heat accumulation tank system is composed of a pularity of water tanks which are connected through a communication passage such as a communication pipe. The pressure in the communication passage is controlled by means of a pressurizing device or a vacuum device, so that the state of communication is controlled such as to establish or interrupt the communication between the water tanks or to control the rate of flow of water between these water tanks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1988
    Date of Patent: December 19, 1989
    Inventor: Takashi Kuhara