Patents by Inventor Takashi Wakatake

Takashi Wakatake 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: 8418661
    Abstract: A combustion apparatus 51 includes a plurality of burners 58, a plurality of fuel supply channels 89, a blower 53, an air supply passage 37, and a pressure regulator 56. The burners 58 are divided into a plurality of burner groups 71. The pressure regulator 56 is branched at a portion located immediately after a gas outlet 31 at downstream of the regulator 56 and connected to the respective fuel supply channels 89, so as to regulate gas supplied at a primary pressure to gas at a secondary pressure in response to a predetermined signal pressure sensed from one selected from a part of the air supply passage 37 and the blower 53 and to discharge the regulated gas through the pressure regulator 56. The fuel supply channels 89 each are configured to perform fuel supply to the respective burner groups 71 and are provided with a switching valve 75 for either shutting off or reducing the fuel supply to at least a part of the burner groups 71.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Noritz Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshinori Kanda, Takeshi Wakada, Toshio Watanabe, Takashi Akiyama, Takashi Wakatake
  • Publication number: 20100126431
    Abstract: A combustion apparatus 51 includes a plurality of burners 58, a plurality of fuel supply channels 89, a blower 53, an air supply passage 37, and a pressure regulator 56. The burners 58 are divided into a plurality of burner groups 71. The pressure regulator 56 is branched at a portion located immediately after a gas outlet 31 at downstream of the regulator 56 and connected to the respective fuel supply channels 89, so as to regulate gas supplied at a primary pressure to gas at a secondary pressure in response to a predetermined signal pressure sensed from one selected from a part of the air supply passage 37 and the blower 53 and to discharge the regulated gas through the pressure regulator 56. The fuel supply channels 89 each are configured to perform fuel supply to the respective burner groups 71 and are provided with a switching valve 75 for either shutting off or reducing the fuel supply to at least a part of the burner groups 71.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2009
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: NORITZ CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshinori KANDA, Takeshi Wakada, Toshio Watanabe, Takashi Akiyama, Takashi Wakatake
  • Publication number: 20080160467
    Abstract: A combustion apparatus 1 includes an intermediate member 6 constituted by a premixer 2 and a burner port assembly 3 and an air passage member 5, the intermediate member 6 being interposed between two air passage members 5. Fuel gas flows into an opening row part 10. The opening row part 10 has a number of openings 8 arranged linearly, so that the fuel gas introduced into the row part 10 is uniformly discharged through each of the openings 8. The fuel gas discharged through the openings 8 of the row part 10 bumps into air at mixing spaces 39. Fuel gas discharged through slots is homogenous and uniform in flow rate. Fuel gas produces a primary flame in a first combustion part 46 to perform a primary combustion. Unburned combustible components are discharged outside through openings of the first combustion part 46 and produce a secondary flame with air supplied through the distal end portion of the air passage member 5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2006
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: NORITZ CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiko Shimazu, Takashi Akiyama, Takeshi Wakada, Lin Xie, Takashi Hasegawa, Itsuo Nagai, Takashi Wakatake