Patents by Inventor Kazuyuki Umemura

Kazuyuki Umemura 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: 20110203166
    Abstract: [Object] To provide an additive that can achieve uniform dispersion of oil and water to improve combustion efficiency and also can stabilize the uniform dispersion of oil and water for a long period of time, an additive-modified fuel oil and a water-mixed fuel obtained by addition of the additive, and methods of producing them. [Solution] A method of producing an additive that is used for generating a water-mixed fuel or a water-unmixed modified fuel oil by being added to a fuel oil includes the steps of: dissolving a relatively low molecular weight alcohol in a fatty acid or a relatively high molecular weight alcohol to generate an intermediate product 1; adding a surfactant to the intermediate product 1 to generate an intermediate product 2; adding only an amine compound or both an amine compound and ethylene glycol to the intermediate product 2 to generate an intermediate product 3; and adding aqueous ammonia or gaseous ammonia to the intermediate product 3 to generate a desired additive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2009
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Umemura, Hideki Mochizuki