Patents by Inventor Kenichi Tomozawa

Kenichi Tomozawa 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: 11041621
    Abstract: An auxiliary burner for an electric furnace capable of increasing and homogenizing the heating effect of iron scrap by suitably and efficiently burning solid fuel along with gas fuel. Auxiliary burner 100 for an electric furnace comprises a solid fuel injection tube 1, a gas fuel injection tube 2, and a combustion-supporting gas injection tube 3 in the stated order from the center side, all arranged coaxially, and is characterized in that: a combustion-supporting gas flow path 30 of the 10 combustion-supporting gas injection tube 3 is provided with a plurality of swirl vanes 4 for swirling the combustion-supporting gas, and the angle ? formed between the swirl vanes 4 and the burner axis is 5° or more and 45° or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignees: JFE STEEL CORPORATION, CHUGAIRO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sumito Ozawa, Koichi Tsutsumi, Yoshihiro Miwa, Ikuhiro Sumi, Kenichi Tomozawa, Takayuki Ito
  • Patent number: 10935234
    Abstract: Provided is an auxiliary burner for an electric furnace capable of increasing and homogenizing the heating effect of iron scrap by suitably and efficiently burning solid fuel along with gas fuel. This auxiliary burner 100 for an electric furnace comprises a solid fuel injection tube 1, a gas fuel injection tube 2, and a combustion-supporting gas injection tube 3 in the stated order from the center side, all arranged coaxially, and is characterized in that: a flow path 30 of the combustion-supporting gas injection tube 3 is provided with a plurality of swirl vanes 4 for swirling the combustion-supporting gas, and a flow path 20 of the gas fuel injection tube 2 is provided with a plurality of swirl vanes 5 for swirling the gas fuel; and the angle ?1 of the swirl vanes 4 and the ?2 of the swirl vanes 5 satisfy the relationship ?1<?2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignees: JFE STEEL CORPORATION, CHUGAI RO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koichi Tsutsumi, Yoshihiro Miwa, Sumito Ozawa, Ikuhiro Sumi, Kenichi Tomozawa, Takayuki Ito
  • Publication number: 20190271465
    Abstract: Provided is an auxiliary burner for an electric furnace capable of increasing and homogenizing the heating effect of iron scrap by suitably and efficiently burning solid fuel along with gas fuel. This presently disclosed auxiliary burner 100 for an electric furnace comprises a solid fuel injection tube 1, a gas fuel injection tube 2, and a combustion-supporting gas injection tube 3 in the stated order from the center side, all arranged coaxially, and is characterized in that: a combustion-supporting gas flow path 30 of the combustion-supporting gas injection tube 3 is provided with a plurality of swirl vanes 4 for swirling the combustion-supporting gas, and the angle ? formed between the swirl vanes 4 and the burner axis is 5° or more and 45° or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Applicants: JFE STEEL CORPORATION, CHUGAI RO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sumito OZAWA, Koichi TSUTSUMI, Yoshihiro MIWA, Ikuhiro SUMI, Kenichi TOMOZAWA, Takayuki ITO
  • Publication number: 20190264914
    Abstract: Provided is an auxiliary burner for an electric furnace capable of increasing and homogenizing the heating effect of iron scrap by suitably and efficiently burning solid fuel along with gas fuel. This auxiliary burner 100 for an electric furnace comprises a solid fuel injection tube 1, a gas fuel injection tube 2, and a combustion-supporting gas injection tube 3 in the stated order from the center side, all arranged coaxially, and is characterized in that: a flow path 30 of the combustion-supporting gas injection tube 3 is provided with a plurality of swirl vanes 4 for swirling the combustion-supporting gas, and a flow path 20 of the gas fuel injection tube 2 is provided with a plurality of swirl vanes 5 for swirling the gas fuel; and the angle ?1 of the swirl vanes 4 and the ?2 of the swirl vanes 5 satisfy the relationship ?1<?2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicants: JFE STEEL CORPORATION, CHUGAI RO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koichi TSUTSUMI, Yoshihiro MIWA, Sumito OZAWA, Ikuhiro SUMI, Kenichi TOMOZAWA, Takayuki ITO
  • Patent number: 7641824
    Abstract: An apparatus for preparing an inorganic spheroidized particle, wherein an inorganic powder is fed from a feed pathway for an inorganic powder to a combustion flame in a powder melting furnace, and melted or softened and spheroidized, and wherein the apparatus comprises a powder dispersing plate in the feed pathway for an inorganic powder; and a process for preparing an inorganic spheroidized particle comprising the step of preparing inorganic spheroidized particles with the apparatus for preparing inorganic spheroidized particles as defined above. The inorganic spheroidized particle prepared by the above process and apparatus can be suitably used for a spherical molding sand, a filler, a pigment or the like, especially in the case where the inorganic spheroidized particle is a ceramics particle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: KAO Corporation
    Inventors: Mikio Sakaguchi, Kunio Fujii, Kenichi Tomozawa
  • Publication number: 20060112784
    Abstract: An apparatus for preparing an inorganic spheroidized particle, wherein an inorganic powder is fed from a feed pathway for an inorganic powder to a combustion flame in a powder melting furnace, and melted or softened and spheroidized, and wherein the apparatus comprises a powder dispersing plate in the feed pathway for an inorganic powder; and a process for preparing an inorganic spheroidized particle comprising the step of preparing inorganic spheroidized particles with the apparatus for preparing inorganic spheroidized particles as defined above. The inorganic spheroidized particle prepared by the above process and apparatus can be suitably used for a spherical molding sand, a filler, a pigment or the like, especially in the case where the inorganic spheroidized particle is a ceramics particle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2005
    Publication date: June 1, 2006
    Inventors: Mikio Sakaguchi, Kunio Fujii, Kenichi Tomozawa