Patents by Inventor Kazuhiko Kuroda

Kazuhiko Kuroda 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).

  • Publication number: 20240087393
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a medium processing apparatus, including: a housing provided with a surface facing a customer operating the medium processing apparatus; and a rolled coin device housed in the housing and configured to process rolled coins formed by bundling a plurality of loose coins. The surface of the housing includes a designated area located in a height range conforming to Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standard with respect to a height direction of the medium processing apparatus, and a rolled coin dispensing port of the rolled coin device for dispensing the rolled coins is arranged in the designated area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Glory Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirofumi Tougo, Kazuhiko Takahashi, Kenta Takahashi, Takayuki Kuroda, Tomohiro Yokoo
  • Patent number: 8696892
    Abstract: An apparatus for treating a radioactive nitrate waste liquid includes: a denitrification tank (12) that accommodates active sludge which adsorbs or takes in a radioactive substance in a nitrate waste liquid (11) containing nitrate and the radioactive substance and in which an anaerobic microorganism that reduces the nitrate to nitrogen gas grows; a reaeration tank (14) that aerates and mixes a denitrification-treated liquid (24) treated in the denitrification tank (12) with the active sludge in which the aerobic microorganism grows; and a sludge dissolution tank (81) that dissolves redundant sludge (26A, 26B) discharged from the denitrification tank (12) and the reaeration tank (14). Acetic peracid (80) is supplied to the sludge dissolution tank (81) to dissolve redundant sludge, a sludge lysate is supplied to the denitrification tank (12) as a carbon source (22), and acetic acid is supplied to the denitrification tank (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoki Ogawa, Katsushi Shibata, Kazuhiko Kuroda, Hiromitsu Nagayasu
  • Patent number: 8465646
    Abstract: To provide an apparatus for treating a nitrate waste liquid that includes a denitrification tank (12A) which accommodates active sludge that adsorbs or takes in the radioactive substance in a nitrate waste liquid (11) and in which an anaerobic microorganism that reduces the nitric acid to nitrogen gas grows, and a reaeration tank (14) in which a denitrification-treated liquid (24) treated in the denitrification tank (12A) is aerated and mixed with active sludge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoki Ogawa, Katsushi Shibata, Kazuhiko Kuroda, Hiromitsu Nagayasu, Kuniaki Takahashi, Yoshimi Kawato, Yoshihiro Meguro
  • Patent number: 8409438
    Abstract: To provide an apparatus for treating a radioactive nitrate waste liquid that includes a denitrification tank (12A) which accommodates active sludge that adsorbs or takes in the radioactive substance in a nitrate waste liquid (11) and in which an anaerobic microorganism that reduces the nitrate to nitrogen gas grows, and a reaeration tank (14) in which a denitrification-treated liquid (24) treated in the denitrification tank (12A) is aerated and mixed with active sludge. A pH adjuster (21), a carbon source (22), and nitrogen gas are supplied to the denitrification tank (12A) so as to separate a denitrified liquid into a solid content and the denitrification-treated liquid (24) by using a first solid-liquid separating film (25), and the denitrification-treated liquid (24) treated with the active sludge in the reaeration tank (14) is reaerated and separated into a solid content and a reaeration-treated liquid (27) by using a second solid-liquid separating film (28).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoki Ogawa, Katsushi Shibata, Osamu Kohanawa, Kazuhiko Kuroda, Hiromitsu Nagayasu
  • Publication number: 20100282673
    Abstract: To provide an apparatus for treating a nitrate waste liquid that includes a denitrification tank (12A) which accommodates active sludge that adsorbs or takes in the radioactive substance in a nitrate waste liquid (11) and in which an anaerobic microorganism that reduces the nitric acid to nitrogen gas grows, and a reaeration tank (14) in which a denitrification-treated liquid (24) treated in the denitrification tank (12A) is aerated and mixed with active sludge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2009
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Naoki Ogawa, Katsushi Shibata, Kazuhiko Kuroda, Hiromitsu Nagayasu, Kuniaki Takahashi, Yoshimi Kawato, Yoshihiro Meguro
  • Publication number: 20100276345
    Abstract: An apparatus for treating a radioactive nitrate waste liquid includes: a denitrification tank (12) that accommodates active sludge which adsorbs or takes in a radioactive substance in a nitrate waste liquid (11) containing nitrate and the radioactive substance and in which an anaerobic microorganism that reduces the nitrate to nitrogen gas grows; a reaeration tank (14) that aerates and mixes a denitrification-treated liquid (24) treated in the denitrification tank (12) with the active sludge in which the aerobic microorganism grows; and a sludge dissolution tank (81) that dissolves redundant sludge (26A, 26B) discharged from the denitrification tank (12) and the reaeration tank (14). Acetic peracid (80) is supplied to the sludge dissolution tank (81) to dissolve redundant sludge, a sludge lysate is supplied to the denitrification tank (12) as a carbon source (22), and acetic acid is supplied to the denitrification tank (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2009
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Naoki Ogawa, Katsushi Shibata, Kazuhiko Kuroda, Hiromitsu Nagayasu
  • Publication number: 20100258500
    Abstract: To provide an apparatus for treating a radioactive nitrate waste liquid that includes a denitrification tank (12A) which accommodates active sludge that adsorbs or takes in the radioactive substance in a nitrate waste liquid (11) and in which an anaerobic microorganism that reduces the nitrate to nitrogen gas grows, and a reaeration tank (14) in which a denitrification-treated liquid (24) treated in the denitrification tank (12A) is aerated and mixed with active sludge. A pH adjuster (21), a carbon source (22), and nitrogen gas are supplied to the denitrification tank (12A) so as to separate a denitrified liquid into a solid content and the denitrification-treated liquid (24) by using a first solid-liquid separating film (25), and the denitrification-treated liquid (24) treated with the active sludge in the reaeration tank (14) is reaerated and separated into a solid content and a reaeration-treated liquid (27) by using a second solid-liquid separating film (28).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2009
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Naoki Ogawa, Katsushi Shibata, Osamu Kohanawa, Kazuhiko Kuroda, Hiromitsu Nagayasu
  • Publication number: 20060042001
    Abstract: The barber/beauty chair of the present invention aims at achieving the above-described object and there is provided a barber/beauty chair comprising: a chair mounting member mounted on a base through elevation means; a chair mounted on the chair mounting member; and a shampoo bowl mounted on the side of a back rest of the chair on the chair mounting member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2005
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Applicant: TAKARA BELMONT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoaki Takada, Kouta Yoshikawa, Kazuhiko Kuroda
  • Patent number: 5413018
    Abstract: A piezo-electric actuator operated press in which piezo-electric actuators are employed as punch driving sources, and, with a workpiece held between an upper and lower die set, the punches are driven by the piezo-electric actuators to punch the workpiece; the punches and the piezo-electric actuators are built in the respective die sets, and the movable one of the die sets is coupled to a die shifting mechanism, so that it is driven to a die opening position or a die closing position, whereby the workpiece can be smoothly fed in and taken out of the press.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 9, 1995
    Assignee: Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Wada, Syouji Murayama, Kazuhiko Kuroda, Yukiyoshi Satomura, Tadashi Matsuoka, Mitsuharu Nonami, Kozo Matsumoto, Yukinori Kawamura, Norikatsu Matsumoto, Hiroshi Hikita, Hideo Iwata
  • Patent number: 5290681
    Abstract: A method of assaying immunization stimulating activity comprising (a) immunizing a lymphocyte in vitro by culturing the lymphocyte in contact with an immobilized antigen in a medium containing a test substance and (b) detecting an immunoglobulin, which is produced and secreted into the medium by the immunized lymphocyte and bound to the immobilized antigen, by counting the immunostained spots deposited in situ on the surface of the immobilized antigen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 1, 1994
    Assignee: Morinaga & Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Kuroda, Hiroki Murakami, Shuichi Hashizume