Patents by Inventor Youichi Sugiyama

Youichi Sugiyama 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: 8590606
    Abstract: According to the present invention, in constituting a heat exchange element having a stacked-layer structure in which sheet-like partition members added a moisture absorbent thereto and spacing members are stacked alternately, the spacing members being joined with the partition members so as to form air flow passages together with the partition members, each of the spacing members includes a plurality of section walls that divide a space between the partition member joined under the spacing member and the partition member joined on the spacing member into a plurality of flow passages, and one or more first section walls formed with holes that bring adjacent flow passages into communication with each other and one or more second section walls formed with no hole that brings adjacent flow passages into communication with each other are alternately arranged in each of the spacing members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hidemoto Arai, Masaru Takada, Takanori Imai, Youichi Sugiyama
  • Publication number: 20100178157
    Abstract: A heat exchange element according to the present invention has a stacked-layer structure in which sheet-like partition members and spacing members are stacked alternately, while the spacing members are joined with the partition members so as to form air flow passages together with the partition members. A plurality of adhesive layers included in the stacked-layer structure i.e., the plurality of adhesive layers that cause the partition members to be each joined with a corresponding one of the spacing members include one or more colored adhesive layers. It is therefore easy to manufacture a heat exchange element having a desired color arrangement at a low cost, regardless of the type of the heat exchange element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2007
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidemoto Arai, Masaru Takada, Takanori Imai, Youichi Sugiyama
  • Publication number: 20100147499
    Abstract: According to the present invention, in constituting a heat exchange element having a stacked-layer structure in which sheet-like partition members added a moisture absorbent thereto and spacing members are stacked alternately, the spacing members being joined with the partition members so as to form air flow passages together with the partition members, each of the spacing members includes a plurality of section walls that divide a space between the partition member joined under the spacing member and the partition member joined on the spacing member into a plurality of flow passages, and one or more first section walls formed with holes that bring adjacent flow passages into communication with each other and one or more second section walls formed with no hole that brings adjacent flow passages into communication with each other are alternately arranged in each of the spacing members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2007
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidemoto Arai, Masaru Takada, Takanori Imai, Youichi Sugiyama
  • Publication number: 20080210412
    Abstract: A heat exchanger for realizing a high degree of humidity exchange efficiency at a low cost. The heat exchanger in which partition members respectively separated from each other by a spacing maintained by one of spacing members facilitate circulation of two different air flows, with total enthalpy heat exchange occurring between these two air flows via the partition members. The partition members comprise an air shielding sheet type material comprising a hydrophilic fiber and also including a moisture absorbent, and the air permeability (JIS P 8117) of the partition members is at least 200 seconds/100 cc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hidemoto Arai, Kenzou Takahashi, Youichi Sugiyama
  • Publication number: 20080105418
    Abstract: A heat exchange element in which heat is exchanged between two flows respectively passing through spaces 4 and 5 for air supply and exhaust, partitioned with a plurality of members 2 and 3. The members 2 and 3 are bonded with a bonding agent which contains a volatile organic compound or a carbonyl compound but from which the total emission of such a chemical substance is 100 ?g/hr or less per gram.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2005
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Masaru Takada, Hidemoto Arai, Terufumi Yamawaki, Yasuo Yamada, Youichi Sugiyama
  • Publication number: 20080047699
    Abstract: When latent heat is transferred between the two airflows flowing along the respective sides of each partition member, not only a layer of moisture absorbent but also a layer of flame retardant lies in the direction of transfer of the moisture. Thus, even if the moisture is absorbed by the layer of moisture absorbent, the layer of flame retardant resists the moisture transfer so that the amount of transfer of the moisture decreases in that part with a drop in the moisture permeability of the partition member. To solve the problem, there is provided a total heat exchanging element comprising partition members and spacing members having moisture permeable portions provided with moisture permeability and flame resisting portions provided with flame retardancy, the both portions not overlapping with each other within each single member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2007
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Inventors: Masaru Takada, Hidemoto Arai, Youichi Sugiyama, Hisao Yokoya, Kenzo Takahashi, Junji Harada, Masayuki Tsubaki
  • Patent number: 7320361
    Abstract: A known heat exchanger has a lower rate of blocking the movement of moisture through the joint as compared to a joint bonded with a moisture impermeable adhesive because the corrugated and flat substrates are bonded with thermoplastic fibers by performing heating and pressurizing treatments, but has insufficient moisture permeability because both the flat substrate, which is a partition, and the corrugated substrate, which is a space retaining plate, have a poor moisture permeability. In a heat exchanger in which two types of air flows are directed across a moisture permeable partition plate spaced apart from an adjacent partition plate by a space retaining plate, and perform heat exchange between them through the partition plate, a joint is formed by bonding the partition plate and the space retaining plate using fluoro-resin or hydrocarbon resin containing a hydrophilic group to provide an excellent moisture absorption and diffusion property.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2008
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hidemoto Arai, Hisao Yokoya, Kenzou Takahashi, Youichi Sugiyama, Masaru Takada, Masataka Yoshino
  • Patent number: 7299862
    Abstract: When latent heat is transferred between the two airflows flowing along the respective sides of each partition member, not only a layer of moisture absorbent but also a layer of flame retardant lies in the direction of transfer of the moisture. Thus, even if the moisture is absorbed by the layer of moisture absorbent, the layer of flame retardant resists the moisture transfer so that the amount of transfer of the moisture decreases in that part with a drop in the moisture permeability of the partition member. To solve the problem, there is provided a total heat exchanging element comprising partition members and spacing members having moisture permeable portions provided with moisture permeability and flame resisting portions provided with flame retardancy, the both portions not overlapping with each other within each single member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2007
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Mitsubishi Paper Mills Limited
    Inventors: Masaru Takada, Hidemoto Arai, Youichi Sugiyama, Hisao Yokoya, Kenzo Takahashi, Junji Harada, Masayuki Tsubaki
  • Publication number: 20070095513
    Abstract: A known heat exchanger has a lower rate of blocking the movement of moisture through the joint as compared to a joint bonded with a moisture impermeable adhesive because the corrugated and flat substrates are bonded with thermoplastic fibers by performing heating and pressurizing treatments, but has insufficient moisture permeability because both the flat substrate, which is a partition, and the corrugated substrate, which is a space retaining plate, have a poor moisture permeability. In a heat exchanger in which two types of air flows are directed across a moisture permeable partition plate spaced apart from an adjacent partition plate by a space retaining plate, and perform heat exchange between them through the partition plate, a joint is formed by bonding the partition plate and the space retaining plate using fluoro-resin or hydrocarbon resin containing a hydrophilic group to provide an excellent moisture absorption and diffusion property.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2005
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hidemoto Arai, Hisao Yokoya, Kenzou Takahashi, Youichi Sugiyama, Masaru Takada, Masataka Yoshino
  • Patent number: 7188665
    Abstract: A heat exchanger for realizing a high degree of humidity exchange efficiency at a low cost. The heat exchanger in which partition members respectively separated from each other by a spacing maintained by one of spacing members facilitate circulation of two different air flows, with total enthalpy heat exchange occurring between these two air flows via the partition members. The partition members comprise an air shielding sheet type material comprising a hydrophilic fiber and also including a moisture absorbent, and the air permeability (JIS P 8117) of the partition members is at least 200 seconds/100 cc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hidemoto Arai, Kenzou Takahashi, Youichi Sugiyama
  • Publication number: 20060168813
    Abstract: A heat exchanger for realizing a high degree of humidity exchange efficiency at a low cost. The heat exchanger in which partition members respectively separated from each other by a spacing maintained by one of spacing members facilitate circulation of two different air flows, with total enthalpy heat exchange occurring between these two air flows via the partition members. The partition members comprise an air shielding sheet type material comprising a hydrophilic fiber and also including a moisture absorbent, and the air permeability (JIS P 8117) of the partition members is at least 200 seconds/100 cc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2006
    Publication date: August 3, 2006
    Inventors: Hidemoto Arai, Kenzou Takahashi, Youichi Sugiyama
  • Publication number: 20050082045
    Abstract: When latent heat is transferred between the two airflows flowing along the respective sides of each partition member, not only a layer of moisture absorbent but also a layer of flame retardant lies in the direction of transfer of the moisture. Thus, even if the moisture is absorbed by the layer of moisture absorbent, the layer of flame retardant resists the moisture transfer so that the amount of transfer of the moisture decreases in that part with a drop in the moisture permeability of the partition member. To solve the problem, there is provided a total heat exchanging element comprising partition members and spacing members having moisture permeable portions provided with moisture permeability and flame resisting portions provided with flame retardancy, the both portions not overlapping with each other within each single member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2004
    Publication date: April 21, 2005
    Applicants: MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, MITSUBISHI PAPER MILLS LIMITED
    Inventors: Masaru Takada, Hidemoto Arai, Youichi Sugiyama, Hisao Yokoya, Kenzo Takahashi, Junji Harada, Masayuki Tsubaki
  • Publication number: 20030094269
    Abstract: A heat exchanger for realizing a high degree of humidity exchange efficiency at a low cost. The heat exchanger in which partition members respectively separated from each other by a spacing maintained by one of spacing members facilitate circulation of two different air flows, with total enthalpy heat exchange occurring between these two air flows via the partition members. The partition members comprise an air shielding sheet type material comprising a hydrophilic fiber and also including a moisture absorbent, and the air permeability (JIS P 8117) of the partition members is at least 200 seconds/100 cc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2002
    Publication date: May 22, 2003
    Inventors: Hidemoto Arai, Kenzou Takahashi, Youichi Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 6076598
    Abstract: An opposed flow heat exchanger comprising partitions including a corrugated portion for forming passages in a wavefront direction, and flat portions for taking in or out air flows from a predetermined direction at opposite ends of the corrugated portion in the wavefront direction; and flat shape holding plates having a length in a direction of the passages which is not longer than a length of the partitions; wherein the partitions and the shape holding plates are alternately layered so that the corrugated portion of each of the partitions and the shape holding plates contact together, and the flat portion of each of the partitions faces to the flat portion of a partition adjacent thereto, thereby independently forming the passages through the partitions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2000
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akira Doi, Kunihiko Kaga, Hiroyuki Akita, Hidemoto Arai, Youichi Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 5380483
    Abstract: A vibration-damping alloy having excellent vibration-damping properties, high strength, and excellent workability and weldability has the composition defined by a triangle formed by connecting points A (89% by weight of M, 0.2% by weight of Ni, and 10.8% by weight of Mn), B (75% by weight of M, 15% by weight of Ni, and 10% by weight of Mn), and C (75% by weight of M, 0.2% by weight of Ni, and 24.8% by weight of Mn) in a triangular diagram showing the proportions of M, Ni and Mn in FIG. 1. M consists of Fe and Si, Fe and P, Fe and Al, Fe, Nb and C, Fe and Cu, Fe, Mo and C, or Fe, Ti and C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 10, 1995
    Assignee: Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Watanabe, Kenzo Miura, Toshinobu Okaku, Hitoshi Okamoto, Youichi Sugiyama