Patents by Inventor Toru Tanimizu

Toru Tanimizu 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: 5278723
    Abstract: In a power board, network transformers are disposed horizontally to reduce their height, network buses are disposed above the network transformers and a protector breaker and take-off breakers are disposed at the front of the power board in electric chambers and connected to the network buses. This arrangement places the two types of breakers and the electric chambers within the range of height accessible by an operator's hand to permit him to manually handle these breakers, thereby improving ease of handling of the power board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 11, 1994
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventor: Toru Tanimizu
  • Patent number: 5245506
    Abstract: A switchboard assembly comprises a plurality of circuit breaker compartments each having plural-phase power supply side disconnecting parts and load side disconnecting parts disposed thereinside, a plurality of conductor compartments having plural-phase power supply buses disposed thereinside, and a plurality of circuit breakers each having plural-phase circuit breaking parts accommodated in each of the circuit breaker compartments. In the switchboard assembly, the plural-phase circuit breaking parts are disposed in the depthwise direction of the circuit breaker compartments, and each of the conductor compartments is disposed between the opposing ones of the circuit breaker compartments so as to reduce the overall size of the switchboard assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1993
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventor: Toru Tanimizu
  • Patent number: 5216575
    Abstract: In a power board, network transformers are disposed horizontally to reduce their height, network buses are disposed above the network transformers and a protector breaker and take-off breakers are disposed at the front of the power board in electric chambers and connected to the network buses. This arrangement places the two types of breakers and the electric chambers within the range of height accessible by an operators hand to permit him to manually handle these breakers, thereby improving ease of handling of the power board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1993
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventor: Toru Tanimizu