Patents by Inventor Wataru HAMAMOTO

Wataru HAMAMOTO 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: 10959321
    Abstract: An air conditioner includes an indoor equipment, a wiring connected to the indoor equipment at one end, and a communication interface connected to another end of the wiring and electrically connected to the indoor equipment via the wiring. The communication interface includes a housing made of resin, an insertion hole formed in the housing and into which a communication module of a cartridge type is inserted, and a control board provided inside the housing. The communication interface includes a first connector provided on a board surface of the control board and electrically connected to the communication module. The communication interface includes a pattern wiring provided on the board surface and discharging static electricity from the communication module before the communication module is electrically connected to the first connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Wataru Hamamoto, Akira Okamoto, Akihisa Sato
  • Patent number: 10923305
    Abstract: A no-voltage output and voltage output switching circuit includes an actuator connection terminal block including a plurality of ports each including a first pin, a second pin, and a third pin to which an actuator is connected, a power connection terminal block including a voltage terminal and a common terminal to which a power supply is connected, first relays, and second relays. The common terminal is connected to the second pin of each of the plurality of ports. The first relay enables connection between the first pin of a corresponding port among the plurality of ports and the third pin of the corresponding port. The second relay corresponding to the port corresponding to the first relay enables connection between the first pin of the port and the voltage terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Wataru Hamamoto
  • Publication number: 20200154562
    Abstract: An air conditioner includes an indoor equipment, a wiring connected to the indoor equipment at one end, and a communication interface connected to another end of the wiring and electrically connected to the indoor equipment via the wiring. The communication interface includes a housing made of resin, an insertion hole formed in the housing and into which a communication module of a cartridge type is inserted, and a control board provided inside the housing. The communication interface includes a first connector provided on a board surface of the control board and electrically connected to the communication module. The communication interface includes a pattern wiring provided on the board surface and discharging static electricity from the communication module before the communication module is electrically connected to the first connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Wataru HAMAMOTO, Akira OKAMOTO, Akihisa SATO
  • Publication number: 20190131092
    Abstract: A no-voltage output and voltage output switching circuit includes an actuator connection terminal block including a plurality of ports each including a first pin, a second pin, and a third pin to which an actuator is connected, a power connection terminal block including a voltage terminal and a common terminal to which a power supply is connected, first relays, and second relays. The common terminal is connected to the second pin of each of the plurality of ports. The first relay enables connection between the first pin of a corresponding port among the plurality of ports and the third pin of the corresponding port. The second relay corresponding to the port corresponding to the first relay enables connection between the first pin of the port and the voltage terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventor: Wataru HAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20170328584
    Abstract: An air-conditioner control system is obtained that includes an air conditioner main body including an air conditioning function, a power-supply circuit unit, a control board mounted with an electronic component including a microcomputer for control, a temperature sensor that measures temperature of the electronic component, and a temperature control unit that heats, during normal operation, on the basis of a measurement value of the temperature sensor, the electronic component such that operation is performed at temperature equal to or higher than a guarantee temperature of the electronic component. Therefore, a target component can always be used within a guarantee temperature range of a manufacturer during normal operation of an air conditioner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventor: Wataru HAMAMOTO