Patents by Inventor Yuusaku Nishioka

Yuusaku Nishioka 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 conditioner that enables deodorizing using a photocatalyst
    Patent number: 8740420
    Abstract: An air conditioner includes: an air conditioning case having an air passage; a heat exchanger arranged to cross the air passage; a photocatalyst arranged on a surface of the heat exchanger; and an emitting portion which emits light for activating the photocatalyst. The photocatalyst decomposes odor component contained in air. The air conditioning case has a bent portion at upstream or downstream of the heat exchanger, so as to change a flowing direction of the air. The emitting portion is disposed on a wall part of the bent portion, and the wall part is located to oppose to the heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Yuusaku Nishioka, Tomohide Nishino
  • AIR CONDITIONER
    Publication number: 20120180998
    Abstract: An air conditioner includes: an air conditioning case having an air passage; a heat exchanger arranged to cross the air passage; a photocatalyst arranged on a surface of the heat exchanger; and an emitting portion which emits light for activating the photocatalyst. The photocatalyst decomposes odor component contained in air. The air conditioning case has a bent portion at upstream or downstream of the heat exchanger, so as to change a flowing direction of the air. The emitting portion is disposed on a wall part of the bent portion, and the wall part is located to oppose to the heat exchanger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2012
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuusaku Nishioka, Tomohide Nishino