Patents Assigned to Open Industries Co., Ltd.
  • Device and method for forming vegetable fiber material
    Patent number: 6568932
    Abstract: A device and method for forming tableware from biodegradable vegetable fibers includes a device for punching a sheet of vegetable fibers into a preset shape and forming final products from the vegetable fibers. The device and method include a humidifier for humidifying the vegetable fibers, a bender for bend-drawing the vegetable fiber into an intermediate article, a warm-air dryer for keeping and drying the intermediate article, a cool-air dryer for further drying and cooling the intermediate article into a finished article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2003
    Assignees: Open Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshiichi Murai