Patents by Inventor Heima Hirai

Heima Hirai 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).

  • Patent number: 4303619
    Abstract: An improved apparatus for producing potassium sulfate and hydrogen chloride gas from potassium hydrogen sulfate and potassium chloride is provided, which comprises a horizontal type muffle furnace having an arcuate upper wall, at least one shaft of an agitator, a means for feeding raw materials, and a means for discharging the reaction product, to discharge the product by overflow; and an outer casing for said muffle furnace in which said furnace is accomodated on a bed of an insulating material and a space over said furnace, as a passage for heating gas. A heating gas introduced into said space over said furnace supplies the heat quantity required for the total reaction, through the upper wall of the furnace to raw materials. According to this apparatus, the life of furnace for continuous operation can be prolonged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1980
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1981
    Assignee: Chisso Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuo Kobayashi, Heima Hirai