Patents by Inventor Yasusi Higa

Yasusi Higa 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).

  • Process for clarifying and desalinating sugar cane syrup or molasses
    Patent number: 4492601
    Abstract: Inorganic oxy-acid and organic acid impurities are removed from raw cane sugar or molasses solutions by the steps of (1) admixing with the raw cane sugar syrup or molasses solution a water-soluble chloride of an alkaline earth metal ion which reacts with inorganic oxy-acid anions and radicals and with organic acids to form a water-insoluble precipitate of said oxy-acid anions and radicals and organic acids, (2) separating said precipitate from said solution while maintaining the Brix degree of the solution between more than 60% and less than 80%, (3) diluting the precipitate-free solution to a Brix of less than 55%, and (4) subjecting said diluted solution to an electrodialysis using cation exchange film and neutral film arranged in an alternating manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1982
    Date of Patent: January 8, 1985
    Assignees: Daiichi Seito Kabushiki Kaisha, Taito Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Seiken Nakasone, Sadao Miyagi, Takehiko Aragaki, Yasusi Higa