Patents by Inventor Yoshiharu Homma

Yoshiharu Homma 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: 6258293
    Abstract: A refrigerating apparatus comprising a refrigeration cycle comprising at least a compressor, a condenser, a dryer, an expansion mechanism and an evaporator, a refrigerant composed mainly of a fluorocarbon type refrigerant containing no chlorine and having a critical temperature of 40° C. or higher, and a refrigerating machine oil comprising as base oil an ester oil of one or more fatty acids which contains at least two ester linkages in the molecule and has a viscosity at 40° C. of 2 to 70 cSt and a viscosity at 100° C. of 1 to 9 cSt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2001
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadashi Iizuka, Reishi Naka, Katsumi Fukuda, Makoto Tanaka, Yoshiharu Homma, Hiroaki Hata, Hirokatsu Kousokabe, Koji Nariyoshi, Hiroshi Iwata
  • Patent number: 6029459
    Abstract: A refrigerating apparatus comprising a refrigeration cycle comprising at least a compressor, a condenser, a dryer, an expansion mechanism and an evaporator, a refrigerant composed mainly of a fluorocarbon type refrigerant containing no chlorine and having a critical temperature of 40.degree. C. or higher, and a refrigerating machine oil comprising as base oil an ester oil of one or more fatty acids which contains at least two ester linkages ##STR1## in the molecule and has a viscosity at 40.degree. C. of 2 to 70 cSt and a viscosity at 100.degree. C. of 1 to 9 cSt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 29, 2000
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadashi Iizuka, Reishi Naka, Katsumi Fukuda, Makoto Tanaka, Yoshiharu Homma, Hiroaki Hata, Hirokatsu Kousokabe, Koji Nariyoshi, Hiroshi Iwata
  • Patent number: 5964581
    Abstract: A refrigerant compressor using a refrigerant composed mainly of a fluorocarbon and/or hydrofluorocarbon type refrigerant containing no chlorine and having a critical temperature of 40.degree. C. or higher, and a refrigerating machine oil comprising as base oil an ester oil of one or more fatty acids which contains at least two ester linkages ##STR1## in the molecule and has a viscosity at 40.degree. C. of 2 to 70 cSt and a viscosity at 100.degree. C. of 1 to 9 cSt. The winding wire of the stator of the compressor has a core wire having an enamel coating having a glass transition temperature of 120.degree. C. or higher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1999
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadashi Iizuka, Reishi Naka, Katsumi Fukuda, Makoto Tanaka, Yoshiharu Homma, Hiroaki Hata, Hirokatsu Kousokabe, Koji Nariyoshi, Hiroshi Iwata
  • Patent number: 5711165
    Abstract: A regrigerating apparatus comprising a refrigeration cycle comprising at least a compressor, a condenser, a dryer, an expansion mechanism and an evaporator, a refrigerant composed mainly of a fluorocarbon type refrigerant containing no chlorine and having a critical temperature of 40.degree. C. or higher, and a refrigerating machine oil comprising as base oil an ester oil of one or more fatty acids which contains at least two ester linkages ##STR1## in the molecule and has a viscosity at 40.degree. C. of 2 to 70 cSt and a viscosity at 100.degree. C. of 1 to 9 cSt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadashi Iizuka, Reishi Naka, Katsumi Fukuda, Makoto Tanaka, Yoshiharu Homma, Hiroaki Hata, Hirokatsu Kousokabe, Koji Nariyoshi, Hiroshi Iwata
  • Patent number: 5553465
    Abstract: A lubricant composition comprising as a base oil one or more ester oils, alkylbenzene oils and mineral oils, and a glycidyl ether compound having at least two epoxy groups is miscible in hydrofluorocarbon and hydrochlorofluorocarbon refrigerants such as R134a, etc. as replacing refrigerants of R12 and provides a stable operation of refrigeration compressor for a long period of time without causing corrosion and wear of a sliding portion of the compressor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 10, 1996
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsumi Fukuda, Tadashi IIzuka, Reishi Naka, Hiroaki Hata, Masahiko Gommori, Yoshiharu Homma
  • Patent number: 5445753
    Abstract: A lubricant composition comprising as a base oil one or more ester oils, alkylbenzene oils and mineral oils, and a glycidyl ether compound having at least two epoxy groups is miscible in hydrofluorocarbon and hydrochlorofluorocarbon refrigerants such as R134a, etc. as replacing refrigerants of R12 and provides a stable operation of refrigeration compressor for a long period of time without causing corrosion and wear of a sliding portion of the compressor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 29, 1995
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsumi Fukuda, Tadashi Iizuka, Reishi Naka, Hiroaki Hata, Masahiko Gommori, Yoshiharu Homma
  • Patent number: 5417872
    Abstract: A lubricant composition comprising as a base oil one or more ester oils, alkylbenzene oils and mineral oils, and a glycidyl ether compound having at least two epoxy groups is miscible in hydrofluorocarbon and hydrochlorofluorocarbon refrigerants such as R134a, etc. as replacing refrigerants of R12 and provides a stable operation of refrigeration compressor for a long period of time without causing corrosion and wear of a sliding portion of the compressor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 23, 1995
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsumi Fukuda, Tadashi Iizuka, Reishi Naka, Hiroaki Hata, Masahiko Gommori, Yoshiharu Homma