Patents by Inventor Hidetada Kobayashi

Hidetada Kobayashi 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: 8307991
    Abstract: This invention provides a hollow fiber membrane module which can reduce pressure loss in discharging water within a module and can reduce operating power. A hollow fiber membrane bundle is disposed within a cylindrical case having in its side face an opening part for the inflow/outflow of water, and the end of the hollow fiber membrane bundle is bonded at an axially outer position with respect to the opening for the inflow/outflow of water. A distribution holes is provided axially inward of the opening for the inflow/outflow of water and so as to surround the outer periphery of the hollow fiber membrane bundle, and grooves and/or corrugated protrusions are provided on the inner face of the distribution cylinder so as to be in communication with each other among the distribution holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Toray Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Hirofumi Morikawa, Yuji Tanaka, Kenji Sakai, Hidetada Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20100072124
    Abstract: This invention provides a hollow fiber membrane module which can reduce pressure loss in discharging water within a module and can reduce operating power. A hollow fiber membrane bundle comprising a plurality of numbers of hollow fiber membranes are disposed within a cylindrical case having in its side face an opening part for the inflow/outflow of water, and the end of the hollow fiber membrane bundle is fixed by bonding at a position which is located in the axial direction of the cylindrical case at an outer position than the position of the opening part for the inflow/outflow of water on the side face of the cylindrical case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2007
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Inventors: Hirofumi Morikawa, Yuji Tanaka, Kenji Sakai, Hidetada Kobayashi