Patents by Inventor Yasuhito Ookawara

Yasuhito Ookawara 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).

  • Air-conditioning device
    Patent number: 11267315
    Abstract: An air-conditioning device includes: a compressor; an outdoor heat exchanger; an evaporating unit configured to evaporate refrigerant a heater unit configured to heat the air by using the heat of the refrigerant a liquid receiver arranged at the downstream side of the outdoor heat exchanger and a restrictor mechanism provided between the heater unit and the outdoor heat exchanger, wherein, in an operation state in which the flow of the refrigerant is restricted by the restrictor mechanism and heat is released in the heater unit, a first operation mode and a second operation mode are switched, the first operation mode being set such that the liquid-phase refrigerant is stored in the liquid receiver and the gaseous-phase refrigerant is guided to the compressor and the second operation mode being set such that the liquid-phase refrigerant stored in the liquid receiver is guided to the evaporating unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Marelli Cabin Comfort Japan Corporation
    Inventors: Jun Hatakeyama, Satoshi Ogihara, Tatsuya Osaki, Tomohiro Maeda, Mitsuaki Nagata, Yasuhito Ookawara
  • Air-Conditioning Device
    Publication number: 20200254846
    Abstract: An air-conditioning device includes: a compressor; an outdoor heat exchanger; an evaporating unit configured to evaporate refrigerant a heater unit configured to heat the air by using the heat of the refrigerant a liquid receiver arranged at the downstream side of the outdoor heat exchanger and a restrictor mechanism provided between the heater unit and the outdoor heat exchanger, wherein, in an operation state in which the flow of the refrigerant is restricted by the restrictor mechanism and heat is released in the heater unit, a first operation mode and a second operation mode are switched, the first operation mode being set such that the liquid-phase refrigerant is stored in the liquid receiver and the gaseous-phase refrigerant is guided to the compressor and the second operation mode being set such that the liquid-phase refrigerant stored in the liquid receiver is guided to the evaporating unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Jun Hatakeyama, Satoshi Ogihara, Tatsuya Osaki, Tomohiro Maeda, Mitsuaki Nagata, Yasuhito Ookawara