Patents by Inventor Eiichi Jimbo

Eiichi Jimbo 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).

  • Agitation tank for storing beer yeast slurry
    Patent number: 7368283
    Abstract: According to the present invention, there is provided a stirred tank for storing yeast slurry to be supplied to fermentation tanks where fermented foods such as beer are fermented, is characterized in that a stirring impeller is provided within the stirred tank and so constructed that a maximum diameter of a rotation body defined by the rotation of the stirring impeller is 60-90% of the inner diameter of the stirred tank, and the height of the rotation body is 70% or more of a standard depth of the yeast slurry normally stored in the stirred tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Assignees: Kobelco Eco-Solutions Co. Ltd., Asahi Breweries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hisayoshi Ito, Yukimichi Okamoto, Kimito Kawamura, Eiichi Jimbo
  • STIRRED TANK FOR STORING YEAST SLURRY, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FERMENTED FOODS SUCH AS BEER USING THE STIRRED TANK, AND STIRRING IMPELLER PROVIDED IN THE STIRRED TANK
    Publication number: 20080044517
    Abstract: According to the present invention, there is provided a stirred tank for storing yeast slurry to be supplied to fermentation tanks where fermented foods such as beer are fermented, is characterized in that a stirring impeller is provided within the stirred tank and so constructed that a maximum diameter of a rotation body defined by the rotation of the stirring impeller is 60-90% of the inner diameter of the stirred tank, and the height of the rotation body is 70% or more of a standard depth of the yeast slurry normally stored in the stirred tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2007
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Applicant: SHINKO PANTEC CO., LTD
    Inventors: Hisayoshi ITO, Yukimichi Okamoto, Kimito Kawamura, Eiichi Jimbo