Patents by Inventor Yoshihiro NUNOTANI

Yoshihiro NUNOTANI 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: 10619887
    Abstract: Provided is an instantaneous hot water circulation unit with a scale cleaning function which can easily perform pipe cleaning for removing scale. The instantaneous hot water circulation unit which includes a hot water supply inlet portion connected to a hot water discharge unit of a hot water supply device, a hot water supply outlet portion connected to an external hot water supply unit, a hot water returning unit, a hot water outgoing unit, a hot water supply pipe, a hot water pipe, and a circulation pump, and a bypass pipe, which drives the circulation pump to perform an instantaneous hot water circulation operation when stoping hot water supply, wherein a storage tank configured to store a cleaning agent used in a cleaning operation of cleaning an inside of the pipe of the hot water supply device is provided at the bypass pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: NORITZ CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaki Sugatani, Yu Fujimoto, Tomofumi Kinugasa, Hiromi Yamanishi, Yoshihiro Nunotani
  • Patent number: 10088197
    Abstract: A water heating apparatus includes: a water heating circuit; a heater for heating the water heating circuit; and a controller for controlling the water heating apparatus. The water heating circuit includes a heat exchanger for heating a fluid including water and hot water, and a pipe for supplying the fluid via the heat exchanger. The controller is configured to drive the heater in a cleaning mode in which a cleaning liquid for cleaning an inside of the heat exchanger is supplied to the heat exchanger through the pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: NORITZ CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshihiko Hamagami, Yu Fujimoto, Shota Mizuno, Ryo Hasegawa, Yoshihiro Nunotani, Akira Iwasaki
  • Publication number: 20180238586
    Abstract: Provided is an instantaneous hot water circulation unit with a scale cleaning function which can easily perform pipe cleaning for removing scale. The instantaneous hot water circulation unit which includes a hot water supply inlet portion connected to a hot water discharge unit of a hot water supply device, a hot water supply outlet portion connected to an external hot water supply unit, a hot water returning unit, a hot water outgoing unit, a hot water supply pipe, a hot water pipe, and a circulation pump, and a bypass pipe, which drives the circulation pump to perform an instantaneous hot water circulation operation when stoping hot water supply, wherein a storage tank configured to store a cleaning agent used in a cleaning operation of cleaning an inside of the pipe of the hot water supply device is provided at the bypass pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Applicant: NORITZ CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaki Sugatani, Yu Fujimoto, Tomofumi Kinugasa, Hiromi Yamanishi, Yoshihiro Nunotani
  • Publication number: 20170108242
    Abstract: A water heating apparatus includes: a water heating circuit; a heater for heating the water heating circuit; and a controller for controlling the water heating apparatus. The water heating circuit includes a heat exchanger for heating a fluid including water and hot water, and a pipe for supplying the fluid via the heat exchanger. The controller is configured to drive the heater in a cleaning mode in which a cleaning liquid for cleaning an inside of the heat exchanger is supplied to the heat exchanger through the pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Applicant: NORITZ CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshihiko HAMAGAMI, Yu FUJIMOTO, Shota MIZUNO, Ryo HASEGAWA, Yoshihiro NUNOTANI, Akira IWASAKI
  • Publication number: 20160053994
    Abstract: An exhaust structure for a combustion apparatus includes a combustion apparatus, an exhaust tube, an exhaust pipe, an exhaust adapter, and a fixing member. The exhaust tube is connected to the combustion apparatus at the one end portion. A part of the exhaust tube on a side of the other end portion is inserted into the exhaust pipe. The exhaust adapter has an annular shape surrounding a through hole, and is attached to an outer circumferential surface of the exhaust tube and to an inner circumferential surface of the exhaust pipe by inserting the exhaust tube into the through hole. The fixing member is formed of an elastic body, attached to the exhaust pipe at a position close to the combustion apparatus relative to the exhaust adapter, and fixes the exhaust tube to the exhaust pipe while being attached to the outer circumferential surface of the exhaust tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Applicant: NORITZ CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoshihiro NUNOTANI