Patents by Inventor Atsuhiro Ochiai

Atsuhiro Ochiai 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).

  • Apparatus and method for melting and treating metal wastes
    Patent number: 4591454
    Abstract: An apparatus for melting and treating metal wastes including radioactive wastes, including a melting and treating vessel formed of the upper surface of a truck and split mold, wherein metal wastes are charged into the vessel in a closed system and melted by an electroslag melting method using a non-consumable electrode. This invention also provides a method which includes the steps of charging a slag melt starting agent and slag into the vessel in layers, and passing electricity through the non-consumable electrode to thereby heat the starting agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1984
    Date of Patent: May 27, 1986
    Assignee: Doryokuro Kakunenryo Kaihatsu Jigyodan
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Ohtsuka, Ryukichi Mizuno, Koji Yanagida, Kazuo Kitagawa, Atsuhiro Ochiai, Minoru Harada, Hiroshi Matsumoto