Patents by Inventor Kazuhiro Kawai
Kazuhiro Kawai 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).
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Publication number: 20250010344Abstract: A waste treatment facility includes a storage unit configured to store waste, at least one treatment facility configured to perform intermediate treatment of part of the waste stored in the storage unit, a hydrothermal treatment device configured to hydrolyze remaining part of the waste stored in the storage unit with steam to produce a modified substance, and a treatment condition setting device configured to acquire process data of the hydrothermal treatment device, estimate an index for setting a treatment condition for intermediate treatment of the waste in the at least one treatment facility in accordance with the process data, and set the treatment condition in accordance with the index.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2022Publication date: January 9, 2025Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Akira Noma, Kazuhiro Kawai, Yosuke Nakagawa, Kazuki Nishizawa, Kairi Yamada, Terumasa Harada, Kiyonori Kushioka
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Publication number: 20240390472Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a vaccine effective for protection against infection by Streptococcus species that causes mastitis in livestock and other animals. Specifically, the present invention provides a vaccine comprising a non-encapsulated strain of Streptococcus species as an antigen, and in particular, a vaccine for preventing mastitis developed by infection by Streptococcus uberis.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2022Publication date: November 28, 2024Applicants: NATIONAL AGRICULTURE AND FOOD RESEARCH ORGANIZATION, SCHOOL CORPORATION, AZABU VETERINARY MEDICINE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONInventors: Atsushi WATANABE, Eiji HATA, Shinya GOTO, Kazuhiro KAWAI
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Publication number: 20240386391Abstract: According to an embodiment, a pitting corrosion propagation degree management system for a rotor dovetail in a rotor of a steam turbine for implanting a rotor blade of the steam turbine, the system comprises a display information generator configured to generate display information for displaying: past pitting corrosion propagation degree related information indicating information on a past pitting corrosion propagation degree of the rotor from the past to the present calculated based on measured information; and future pitting corrosion propagation degree related information indicating information on a future pitting corrosion propagation degree of the rotor dovetail calculated based on a future operation plan input through an input screen of a user interface and the past pitting corrosion propagation degree related information.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2024Publication date: November 21, 2024Applicant: TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONInventors: Yasuteru Kawai, Kazuhiro Saito, Yoshikazu Ninomiya, Yuka Tsukada, Tetsuya Makino, Osamu Tanaka, Tsukasa Takeuchi, Hiroyuki Ichikawa, Yasunori Ono
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Publication number: 20240286937Abstract: Provided are: a novel heavy metal treatment agent having improved performance for treating elements of groups 6-16 of the periodic table or compounds thereof, including treatment of incinerated ash and wastewater, etc.; and a method for treating incinerated ash and wastewater using the heavy metal treatment agent. This heavy metal treatment agent includes at least one dithiocarbamate of one or more amine compounds represented by any of formulae (I) to (III): wherein m represents an integer of 3 to 6; wherein each of the n Xs independently represents a hydrogen atom or a 2-aminoethyl group, at least one X is a 2-aminoethyl group, n is an integer of 1 to 3 and the total number of nitrogen atoms is 4 to 8; and wherein o is an integer of 0 to 2, p is 0 or 1, q is 0 or 1, r is an integer of 0 to 3, the sum of o, p and r is greater than or equal to 1, and the total number of nitrogen atoms is 3 to 7.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2022Publication date: August 29, 2024Applicant: MIYOSHI OIL & FAT CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuhiro TERADA, Yuichiro TAKAMATSU, Koji KAWAI
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Publication number: 20240180990Abstract: Methane production from ruminant digestion is reduced by allowing a ruminant to be fed on feed containing unfermented coffee grounds.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2022Publication date: June 6, 2024Applicants: TOKUYAMA CORPORATION, SCHOOL CORPORATION, AZABU VETERINARY MEDICINE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONInventors: Kie YAMADA, Yoji INUI, Kazuhiro KAWAI, Tomomi KURUMISAWA
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Publication number: 20240058850Abstract: A waste treatment system 100 for performing a hydrothermal treatment of wastes includes a hydrothermal treatment device 10 for performing the hydrothermal treatment by bringing steam into contact with the wastes, a storage facility 8, 9 for storing a fuel produced from a reactant of the hydrothermal treatment, and a heat recovery steam generator 18 for generating the steam to be supplied to the hydrothermal treatment device 10. The heat recovery steam generator 18 is configured to generate the steam by using a combustion energy generated by combustion of the fuel stored in the storage facility 8, 9.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2023Publication date: February 22, 2024Inventors: Atsuhiro YUKUMOTO, Akira Noma, Yoshio Seiki, Yasumichi Aoki, Nobuyuki Ukai, Kazuhiro Kawai, Jun Satou, Susumu Okino
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Publication number: 20230406746Abstract: A waste treatment system, includes: at least one reformer for hydrolyzing waste; a microbial reactor for microbially degrading a reformed material containing at least a solid of the waste hydrolyzed by the at least one reformer; a microbial reaction detection device for detecting a state of degradation of the reformed material in the microbial reactor; and an adjustment device for adjusting amount and timing of supply of the reformed material to the microbial reactor, based on a detected value of the microbial reaction detection device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2021Publication date: December 21, 2023Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Akira Noma, Kazuhiro Kawai, Keiji Fujikawa, Susumu Okino, Shinichi Okamoto, Shinji Nakamura, Kouetsu Shizukuishi, Nobuyuki Ukai, Yuuji Nakajima, Keiichi Nakagawa, Haruka Adachi, Takashi Ike, Yosuke Nakagawa
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Patent number: 11839909Abstract: A waste treatment system 100 for performing a hydrothermal treatment of wastes includes a hydrothermal treatment device 10 for performing the hydrothermal treatment by bringing steam into contact with the wastes, a storage facility 8, 9 for storing a fuel produced from a reactant of the hydrothermal treatment, and a heat recovery steam generator 18 for generating the steam to be supplied to the hydrothermal treatment device 10. The heat recovery steam generator 18 is configured to generate the steam by using a combustion energy generated by combustion of the fuel stored in the storage facility 8, 9.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2019Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Atsuhiro Yukumoto, Akira Noma, Yoshio Seiki, Yasumichi Aoki, Nobuyuki Ukai, Kazuhiro Kawai, Jun Satou, Susumu Okino
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Publication number: 20230356275Abstract: A waste treatment system includes: at least one reformer for hydrolyzing waste with steam; a microbial reactor for microbially degrading a reformed material containing at least a solid of the waste hydrolyzed by the at least one reformer; and at least one steam generation device for generating the steam by using only combustion energy of a gas produced in the microbial reactor.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2021Publication date: November 9, 2023Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kazuhiro Kawai, Akira Noma, Keiji Fujikawa, Susumu Okino
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Publication number: 20230257783Abstract: A waste treatment system includes: at least one reformer for hydrolyzing waste; and a microbial reactor for microbially degrading a reformed material containing at least a solid among the waste hydrolyzed in the at least one reformer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2021Publication date: August 17, 2023Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Akira Noma, Kazuhiro Kawai, Keiji Fujikawa, Susumu Okino, Yosuke Nakagawa, Koichi Fukunaga, Keiichi Nakagawa, Haruka Adachi, Takashi Ike, Ryo Kamito, Masahiro Yamada
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Publication number: 20210146410Abstract: A waste treatment system 100 for performing a hydrothermal treatment of wastes includes a hydrothermal treatment device 10 for performing the hydrothermal treatment by bringing steam into contact with the wastes, a storage facility 8, 9 for storing a fuel produced from a reactant of the hydrothermal treatment, and a heat recovery steam generator 18 for generating the steam to be supplied to the hydrothermal treatment device 10. The heat recovery steam generator 18 is configured to generate the steam by using a combustion energy generated by combustion of the fuel stored in the storage facility 8, 9.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2019Publication date: May 20, 2021Inventors: Atsuhiro YUKUMOTO, Akira NOMA, Yoshio SEIKI, Yasumichi AOKI, Nobuyuki UKAI, Kazuhiro KAWAI, Jun SATOU, Susumu OKINO
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Patent number: 10889381Abstract: An anti-icing system according to the present invention blows heated air to a curved inner surface of a main wing of an aircraft. The anti-icing system includes: a piccolo tube that includes a flow path through which the heated air flows in a longitudinal direction from a rear end to a front end, and a plurality of ejection holes provided along the longitudinal direction to make the flow path communicate with an outside; and an engine that supplies the heated air toward the piccolo tube. The heated air ejected from the ejection holes of the piccolo tube is ejected toward an upper limit position and a lower limit position of an outside airflow stagnation point that are virtually formed on the main wing.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2017Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: MITSUBISHI AIRCRAFT CORPORATIONInventors: Gento Ichikawa, Yoichi Uefuji, Toshiyuki Ishida, Masatoshi Morishita, Kazuhiro Kawai
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Patent number: 10589866Abstract: An anti-icing system according to the present invention includes: a piccolo tube that includes a flow path through which heated gas flows in the longitudinal direction from a rear end to a front end, and a plurality of ejection holes provided along the longitudinal direction to make the flow path communicate with an outside; and an engine serving as a supply source that supplies the heated gas toward the piccolo tube. The piccolo tube is decreased in an area of the flow path in a stepwise manner or in a continuous manner in the longitudinal direction, and has a continuous side surface provided with the ejection holes.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2016Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: MITSUBISHI AIRCRAFT CORPORATIONInventors: Masatoshi Morishita, Masanori Tsujita, Satoshi Watanabe, Yoichi Uefuji, Kazuhiro Kawai, Toshiyuki Ishida, Gento Ichikawa, Go Fujita
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Patent number: 10377497Abstract: There is provided an anti-icing system that has a simple structure and makes it possible to exert anti-icing performance by dealing with displacement of a stagnation point without increasing air resistance. The anti-icing system according to the present invention blows heated gas to an inner surface of a wing of an aircraft, and includes: a piccolo tube that includes a flow path through which the heated gas flows in a longitudinal direction from a rear end to a front end, and a plurality of ejection holes provided along the longitudinal direction to make the flow path communicate with an outside; and a supply source that supplies the heated gas toward the piccolo tube. The piccolo tube is held to cause positions of the respective ejection holes to be fixed in a gravity direction.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2017Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: MITSUBISHI AIRCRAFT CORPORATIONInventors: Toshiyuki Ishida, Gento Ichikawa, Yoichi Uefuji, Masatoshi Morishita, Kazuhiro Kawai, Satoshi Watanabe, Go Fujita
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Patent number: 10076004Abstract: A microwave oven includes: heating chamber (11) for accommodating a heating object; magnetron (12) for heating the heating object accommodated in heating chamber (11); blower (13) for cooling magnetron (12); temperature detection device (17) for detecting a temperature of magnetron (12); and a control device for controlling an output power of magnetron (12) on the basis of temperature information output from temperature detection device (17), wherein temperature detection device (17) is disposed inside cooling fin (19) of magnetron (12), and the control device controls magnetron (12) on the basis of the temperature information obtained before cooking is started, thereby reducing a temperature transfer loss of abnormal heat generated from magnetron (12) and efficiently transferring the heat.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2010Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Kouji Kanzaki, Kazuhiro Kawai, Hisahiro Nishitani
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Publication number: 20170233084Abstract: An anti-icing system according to the present invention blows heated air to a curved inner surface of a main wing of an aircraft. The anti-icing system includes: a piccolo tube that includes a flow path through which the heated air flows in a longitudinal direction from a rear end to a front end, and a plurality of ejection holes provided along the longitudinal direction to make the flow path communicate with an outside; and an engine that supplies the heated air toward the piccolo tube. The heated air ejected from the ejection holes of the piccolo tube is ejected toward an upper limit position and a lower limit position of an outside airflow stagnation point that are virtually formed on the main wing.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2017Publication date: August 17, 2017Inventors: Gento Ichikawa, Yoichi Uefuji, Toshiyuki Ishida, Masatoshi Morishita, Kazuhiro Kawai
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Publication number: 20170217593Abstract: There is provided an anti-icing system that has a simple structure and makes it possible to exert anti-icing performance by dealing with displacement of a stagnation point without increasing air resistance. The anti-icing system according to the present invention blows heated gas to an inner surface of a wing of an aircraft, and includes: a piccolo tube that includes a flow path through which the heated gas flows in a longitudinal direction from a rear end to a front end, and a plurality of ejection holes provided along the longitudinal direction to make the flow path communicate with an outside; and a supply source that supplies the heated gas toward the piccolo tube. The piccolo tube is held to cause positions of the respective ejection holes to be fixed in a gravity direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2017Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventors: Toshiyuki Ishida, Gento Ichikawa, Yoichi Uefuji, Masatoshi Morishita, Kazuhiro Kawai, Satoshi Watanabe, Go Fujita
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Publication number: 20170210476Abstract: An anti-icing system according to the present invention includes: a piccolo tube that includes a flow path through which heated gas flows in the longitudinal direction from a rear end to a front end, and a plurality of ejection holes provided along the longitudinal direction to make the flow path communicate with an outside; and an engine serving as a supply source that supplies the heated gas toward the piccolo tube. The piccolo tube is decreased in an area of the flow path in a stepwise manner or in a continuous manner in the longitudinal direction, and has a continuous side surface provided with the ejection holes.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2016Publication date: July 27, 2017Inventors: Masatoshi Morishita, Masanori Tsujita, Satoshi Watanabe, Yoichi Uefuji, Kazuhiro Kawai, Toshiyuki Ishida, Gento Ichikawa, Go Fujita
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Publication number: 20120043316Abstract: A high-frequency heating equipment includes temperature sensor (21) that is mounted with mounting bracket (22) such that temperature sensor (21) can be pressed by a lateral face of cooling fins and an end of temperature sensor (21) points to an anode of magnetron (3). This structure allows positively preventing magnetron (3) from falling into a thermal runaway which invites a breakdown of magnetron (3), and allows determining in a reliable manner whether the operation is a no-load running or a light-load running. The high-frequency heating equipment thus achieves stable performance.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2010Publication date: February 23, 2012Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuhiro Kawai, Kouji Kanzaki, Hisahiro Nishitani
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Publication number: 20110284528Abstract: A microwave oven includes: heating chamber (11) for accommodating a heating object; magnetron (12) for heating the heating object accommodated in heating chamber (11); blower (13) for cooling magnetron (12); temperature detection device (17) for detecting a temperature of magnetron (12); and a control device for controlling an output power of magnetron (12) on the basis of temperature information output from temperature detection device (17), wherein temperature detection device (17) is disposed inside cooling fin (19) of magnetron (12), and the control device controls magnetron (12) on the basis of the temperature information obtained before cooking is started, thereby reducing a temperature transfer loss of abnormal heat generated from magnetron (12) and efficiently transferring the heat.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2010Publication date: November 24, 2011Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Kouji Kanzaki, Kazuhiro Kawai, Hisahiro Nishitani