Patents by Inventor Katsuyuki Ueda

Katsuyuki Ueda 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: 6413361
    Abstract: A heavy oil emulsified fuel evaporator system is provided in which a heavy oil emulsified fuel, after being preheated at a preheater, flows into an evaporator to be heated and then to a separator for separation of its water content. The water content, after being separated, is used as a preheating source medium for said preheater, wherein water content separation at a predetermined level is enabled irrespective of load change in a heavy oil fuel combustion equipment, and no light oil content is discharged together with the separated water content. Heavy oil emulsified fuel 11a is preheated at a preheater 13, is heated at an evaporator 14 and flows into a separator 15 to be separated of its water content. Water content, after being separated, is sent via a piping 15a to be used as the preheating source medium for the preheater 13.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2002
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirokazu Hino, Kimishiro Tokuda, Toshimitsu Ichinose, Katsuyuki Ueda
  • Patent number: 6245308
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method for decreasing sulfuric acid and sulfuric anhydride present in combustion exhaust gas which comprises adding an SO3-decreasing agent (hydrogen gas) to combustion exhaust gas and thereby reducing sulfuric acid (H2SO4) and sulfuric anhydride (SO3) present in the combustion exhaust gas, as well as a combustion exhaust gas flow system therefor. Thus, this invention provides a method for decreasing sulfuric acid and sulfuric anhydride present in combustion gas which can prevent the occurrence of troubles (e.g., low-temperature corrosion and ash deposition) arising from H2SO4 and S3 contained in combustion gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2001
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kikuo Tokunaga, Yuichi Fujioka, Toshimitsu Ichinose, Toshiaki Ohkubo, Masashi Hishida, Yoshiyuki Wakabayashi, Katsuyuki Ueda
  • Patent number: 6036473
    Abstract: A heavy oil emulsified fuel combustion apparatus is provided in which steam bubbles generated in the pressure reduction operation for dewatering a heavy oil emulsified fuel before combustion are prevented from mixing into a dewatered heavy oil side resulting in lowering of a dewatering efficiency.In a heavy oil emulsified fuel combustion boiler, a heavy oil emulsified fuel 101 is heated by a heater 110 and dewatered by a flusher 120 and then introduced into a boiler 10 for combustion, and water 152 obtained by the dewatering is sent to a water utilizing system of the boiler. The heavy oil emulsified fuel 102 is heated in a high pressure and then introduced into a pressure reducing device 200 to be applied by a pressure reduction by multi-stage orifices 201 for dewatering. The pressure reduction is done with a pressure reduction per stage of 1 to 3 ata.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2000
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshimitsu Ichinose, Hirokazu Hino, Akira Yamada, Hiroshi Kikuchi, Katsuyuki Ueda
  • Patent number: 5544818
    Abstract: A horizontal mill for ultra-fine pulverization which has enhanced pulverization characteristics and reduced power consumption while suppressing damage or wear of pulverizing media. The pulverizing media (balls) are provided in a pulverizing chamber defined by a space between an inner cylinder and an outer cylinder which are rotated relative to each other. Large diameter pulverizing media are used and the rotational speed is kept at a low level, which is opposite to the conventional theory of using small diameter media and high rotational speeds. Since the rotational speed is low, the corresponding wear of the pulverizing media is reduced. The degradation in pulverizing performance due to the low rotational speed may be recovered by using large diameter pulverizing media. Also, the dimensional ratio between the inner and outer cylinders, the interval between the inner and outer sleeves, and the axial interval between agitating vanes are suitably selected to enhance the mill performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1996
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hirohisa Yoshida, Katsuyuki Ueda
  • Patent number: 5099177
    Abstract: A plurality of current transformers connected in series provide secondary winding sides respectively connected to lamps. A constant-current source is provided to supply constant current to these lamps. Each lamp is connected to the corresponding terminal unit including a short-circuit switch for short-circuiting the secondary winding side of the transformer when the lamp is disconnected. A master station issues a request for detecting a disconnected lamp or checking whether or not failure occurs in the terminal unit to each terminal unit in the form of an instant power interruption. Each terminal unit has a proper identification time assigned thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1992
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Shozo Taniguchi, Tomonori Okabe, Ryoji Doya, Kazutoyo Narita, Kiyoshi Noda, Katsuyuki Ueda