Patents by Inventor Yasutaka Inaba

Yasutaka Inaba 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: 6938429
    Abstract: A refrigerating and air-conditioning system includes a refrigerating machine connected to a showcase by a first refrigerant flow passage, an air-conditioning apparatus for connection of an indoor equipment and an outdoor equipment by means of a second refrigerant flow passage, which forms a different refrigerant circuit from a refrigerant circuit formed by the first refrigerant flow passage, and a centralized control unit for controlling the refrigerating machine and the air-conditioning apparatus, the centralized control unit configured to reduce a cooling operation set temperature in the air-conditioning apparatus relative to a fixed value according to a load on the showcase. When a load on the showcase increases, an indoor temperature is reduced by the air-conditioning apparatus so that a load on the showcase is reduced, reduction in operating efficiency of the refrigerating machine is suppressed, and an improvement in energy saving quality is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichiro Katogi, Hidefumi Uesugi, Masashi Watanabe, Yasutaka Inaba
  • Publication number: 20040211202
    Abstract: A refrigerating and air-conditioning system is provided to comprise a refrigerating machine connected to a showcase by a first refrigerant flow passage to form a refrigerating apparatus, an air-conditioning apparatus for connection of an indoor equipment and an outdoor equipment by means of a second refrigerant flow passage, which forms a different refrigerant circuit from a refrigerant circuit formed by the first refrigerant flow passage, and a centralized control unit for controlling actions of the refrigerating machine and the air-conditioning apparatus, the centralized control unit being configured to reduce a cooling operation set temperature in the air-conditioning apparatus relative to a fixed value according to a load on the showcase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2003
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Inventors: Kenichiro Katogi, Hidefumi Uesugi, Masashi Watanabe, Yasutaka Inaba