Patents by Inventor Ichiro Inami

Ichiro Inami 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: 8440876
    Abstract: A chemical decontamination apparatus of the present invention chemically dissolves radioactive substance-containing oxide films formed or adhering on the surface of a decontamination object by using ozone water to conduct decontamination. The chemical decontamination apparatus includes an ozone generating unit for generating ozone gas, an ozone supplying device for supplying the generated ozone gas to an ozone supplying unit in water, and a sintered metal element 37 which is disposed in the ozone supplying unit and to which ozone gas is supplied from the ozone supplying device. The ozone gas supplied to a sintered metal element interior from the ozone supplying device is allowed to flow out of the element into water so as to generate ozone water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Masami Enda, Nagayoshi Ichikawa, Masayuki Kaneda, Takeshi Kanasaki, Toshihiro Yoshii, Yumi Yaita, Ichiro Inami
  • Patent number: 7772451
    Abstract: A system for chemically decontaminating radioactive material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Masami Enda, Yumi Yaita, Mitsuyoshi Sato, Hitoshi Sakai, Takeshi Kanasaki, Ichiro Inami
  • Publication number: 20100168497
    Abstract: A chemical decontamination apparatus of the present invention chemically dissolves radioactive substance-containing oxide films formed or adhering on the surface of a decontamination object by using ozone water to conduct decontamination. The chemical decontamination apparatus includes an ozone generating unit for generating ozone gas, an ozone supplying device for supplying the generated ozone gas to an ozone supplying unit in water, and a sintered metal element 37 which is disposed in the ozone supplying unit and to which ozone gas is supplied from the ozone supplying device. The ozone gas supplied to a sintered metal element interior from the ozone supplying device is allowed to flow out of the element into water so as to generate ozone water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2007
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Masami Enda, Nagayoshi Ichikawa, Masayuki Kaneda, Takeshi Kanasaki, Toshihiro Yoshii, Yumi Yaita, Ichiro Inami
  • Publication number: 20100154840
    Abstract: A system for chemically decontaminating radioactive material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Masami Enda, Yumi Yaita, Mitsuyoshi Sato, Hitoshi Sakai, Takeshi Kanasaki, Ichiro Inami
  • Patent number: 7713402
    Abstract: Chemical decontamination method of dissolving oxide film adhered to contaminated component including, preparing decontamination solution in which ozone is dissolved and oxidation additive agent, which suppresses corrosion of metal base of the contaminated component, is added, and applying the decontamination solution to the contaminated component, thereby to remove the oxide film by oxidation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Masami Enda, Yumi Yaita, Norihisa Saito, Hiromi Aoi, Ichiro Inami, Hitoshi Sakai, Satoshi Hiraragi, Yoshinari Takamatsu
  • Patent number: 7622627
    Abstract: A system for chemically decontaminating radioactive material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Masami Enda, Yumi Yaita, Mitsuyoshi Sato, Hitoshi Sakai, Takeshi Kanasaki, Ichiro Inami
  • Publication number: 20070071654
    Abstract: A system for chemically decontaminating radioactive material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2006
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Masami Enda, Yumi Yaita, Mitsuyoshi Sato, Hitoshi Sakai, Takeshi Kanasaki, Ichiro Inami
  • Patent number: 7087120
    Abstract: A method for chemically decontaminating radioactive material. The method includes reducing-dissolving step for setting surface of radioactive material in contact with reducing decontamination liquid including mono-carboxylic acid and di-carboxylic acid as dissolvent; and oxidizing-dissolving step for setting the surface of the radioactive material in contact with oxidizing decontamination liquid including oxidizer. The method may include repeated pairs of steps, each pair including the reducing-dissolving step and the oxidizing-dissolving step. The mono-carboxylic acid may include formic acid, and the di-carboxylic acid includes oxalic acid. The oxidizer may be ozone, permanganic acid or permanganate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Masami Enda, Yumi Yaita, Mitsuyoshi Sato, Hitoshi Sakai, Takeshi Kanasaki, Ichiro Inami
  • Publication number: 20060167330
    Abstract: A method for chemically decontaminating radioactive material. The method includes reducing-dissolving step for setting surface of radioactive material in contact with reducing decontamination liquid including mono-carboxylic acid and di-carboxylic acid as dissolvent; and oxidizing-dissolving step for setting the surface of the radioactive material in contact with oxidizing decontamination liquid including oxidizer. The method may include repeated pairs of steps, each pair including the reducing-dissolving step and the oxidizing-dissolving step. The mono-carboxylic acid may include formic acid, and the di-carboxylic acid includes oxalic acid. The oxidizer may be ozone, permanganic acid or permanganate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2003
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Masami Enda, Yumi Yaita, Mitsuyoshi Sato, Hitoshi Sakai, Takeshi Kanasaki, Ichiro Inami
  • Patent number: 7027549
    Abstract: Migration of radioactive materials from a pressure vessel to a steam system in a nuclear power plant is suppressed by using a dryer (3) provided with corrugated plates (22) having surfaces coated with an inorganic ion-exchange material stable under a condition in which high-temperature water exist, such as TiO2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2006
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yukio Hemmi, Shuji Seki, Yutaka Uruma, Minoru Kobayashi, Fumihiko Ishibashi, Ichiro Inami, Takao Baba
  • Publication number: 20060041176
    Abstract: Chemical decontamination method of dissolving oxide film adhered to contaminated component including, preparing decontamination solution in which ozone is dissolved and oxidation additive agent, which suppresses corrosion of metal base of the contaminated component, is added, and applying the decontamination solution to the contaminated component, thereby to remove the oxide film by oxidation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2005
    Publication date: February 23, 2006
    Inventors: Masami Enda, Yumi Yaita, Norihisa Saito, Hiromi Aoi, Ichiro Inami, Hitoshi Sakai, Satoshi Hiraragi, Yoshinari Takamatsu
  • Publication number: 20020057755
    Abstract: Migration of radioactive materials from a pressure vessel to a steam system in a nuclear power plant is suppressed by using a dryer (3) provided with corrugated plates (22) having surfaces coated with an inorganic ion-exchange material stable under a condition in which high-temperature water exist, such as TiO2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Publication date: May 16, 2002
    Inventors: Yukio Hemmi, Shuji Seki, Yutaka Uruma, Minoru Kobayashi, Fumihiko Ishibashi, Ichiro Inami, Takao Baba
  • Patent number: 4720622
    Abstract: A wall-mounted type cooking apparatus of the present invention is mounted over a range in a kitchen and comprises a fixing plate mounted on a wall and a body fixed on said fixing plate and serving not only as a cooking apparatus but also as a ventilating apparatus for air nearby the range.A body of the apparatus of the present invention is fixed on the fixing plate by engaging ridge-like shape engaging members formed by making a gap between the rear end of a bottom plate of the body and the lower end of a back plate with supporting members formed laterally on the fixing plate. The fixing plate is provided with locking members for inserting locking bars respectively thereinto in the upper portion thereof. The back plate is provided with an opening for projecting the locking members and the locking bars moving up and downwardly therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1985
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1988
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Masao Iwata, Masahiro Tanaka, Ichiro Inami