Patents by Inventor Kanae Azuma

Kanae Azuma 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: 3982157
    Abstract: Apparatus for spouting powder or fluid and including means for preventing operational problems caused by static electricity without requiring grounding devices is formed with a spout tube embodying therein a nozzle and defining a flow passage through which the powder or fluid flows. A transport tube through which the powder or fluid moves to the spout tube is provided and a main body is arranged to contain the powder or fluid from which it is delivered to the transport tube. The invention particularly includes a projecting electricity-eliminating member composed of material having volume resistivity of 10.sup.8 .OMEGA.-cm or less. The electricity-eliminating member is placed in the flow passage facing the flow layer of the powder or fluid flowing through the device and is electrostatically connected to the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1975
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1976
    Assignee: Kohkoku Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kanae Azuma, Minoru Ochiai