ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,415,406, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to HITACHI LTD. (Tokyo).
"Air conditioner for rail vehicle" was invented by Hiroshi Maita (Tokyo), Hiroyuki Toyoda (Tokyo), Daisuke Akimaru (Tokyo), Akinori Kawasaki (Tokyo), Tomoaki Taguchi (Tokyo) and Fumio Fujii (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner for a rail vehicle that is excellent in cleanliness and comfort by cleaning the air conditioner at an appropriate timing without causing discomfort to passengers. An air conditioner for a rail vehicle including a vehicle control system includes: a refrigeration cycle device 3 that...