Patents by Inventor Hiroshi FUNAGOSHI

Hiroshi FUNAGOSHI 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).

  • Fluidized bed system and method for operating fluidized bed furnace
    Patent number: 10011794
    Abstract: A fluidized bed system includes a first nozzle group that is provided inside a fluidized bed furnace, a second nozzle group that is provided inside the fluidized bed furnace, a first supply section that supplies a gas into the fluidized bed furnace through the first nozzle group, a second supply section that supplies the gas into the fluidized bed furnace through both the first and second nozzle groups, and a control section that controls the second supply section during a start-up operation to supply the gas into the fluidized bed furnace to form a fluidized bed of a fluid medium inside the fluidized bed furnace, and stops the supply of the gas by the second supply section and controls the first supply section during a normal operation to supply the gas into the fluidized bed furnace to form the fluidized bed of the fluid medium inside the fluidized bed furnace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: IHI Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroshi Funagoshi
  • FLUIDIZED BED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING FLUIDIZED BED FURNACE
    Publication number: 20160010007
    Abstract: A fluidized bed system includes a first nozzle group that is provided inside a fluidized bed furnace, a second nozzle group that is provided inside the fluidized bed furnace, a first supply section that supplies a gas into the fluidized bed furnace through the first nozzle group, a second supply section that supplies the gas into the fluidized bed furnace through both the first and second nozzle groups, and a control section that controls the second supply section during a start-up operation to supply the gas into the fluidized bed furnace to form a fluidized bed of a fluid medium inside the fluidized bed furnace, and stops the supply of the gas by the second supply section and controls the first supply section during a normal operation to supply the gas into the fluidized bed furnace to form the fluidized bed of the fluid medium inside the fluidized bed furnace.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Applicant: IHI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroshi FUNAGOSHI