Patents by Inventor Kenji Katsura

Kenji Katsura 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: 6383378
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for treating an organic waste water which are capable of utilizing compact equipment by reducing the, quantity of a sludge to be treated. Organic waste water (A) is subjected to an aerobic biological treatment in a biological treatment tank (3). Then, solution (B) obtained by the treatment in the biological treatment tank (3) is solid-liquid separated into treated water (C) and sludge (D) in precipitation tank (5). A portion of the sludge (D) separated in the precipitation tank (5) is returned to the biological treatment tank (3) through a route (6). A portion (E) of the sludge separated in the precipitation tank (5)is concentrated by a concentration device (8). Thereafter, the concentrated sludge (E) is solubilized by thermophilic bacteria in a solubilizing tank (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Shinko Pantec Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Susumu Hasegawa, Akira Akashi, Kenji Katsura, Masahiko Miura, Takahiro Fukui
  • Patent number: 6383387
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for treating an organic waste water which are capable of utilizing compact equipment by reducing the quantity of a sludge to be treated. Organic waste water (A) is subjected to an aerobic biological treatment in a biological treatment tank (3). Then, solution (B) obtained by the treatment in the biological treatment tank (3) is solid-liquid separated into treated water (C) and sludge (D) in precipitation tank (5). A portion of the sludge (D) separated in the precipitation tank (5) is returned to the biological treatment tank (3) through a route (6). A portion (E) of the sludge separated in the precipitation tank (5) is concentrated by a concentration device (8). Thereafter, the concentrated sludge (E) is solubilized by thermophilic bacteria in a solubilizing tank (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Shinko Pantec Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Susumu Hasegawa, Akira Akashi, Kenji Katsura, Masahiko Miura, Takahiro Fukui
  • Patent number: 6224769
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for treating an organic waste water which are capable of utilizing compact equipment by reducing the quantity of a sludge to be treated. Organic waste water (A) is subjected to an aerobic biological treatment in a biological treatment tank (3). Then, solution (B) obtained by the treatment in the biological treatment tank (3) is solid-liquid separated into treated water (C) and sludge (D) in precipitation tank (5). A portion of the sludge (D) separated in the precipitation tank (5) is returned to the biological treatment tank (3) through a route (6). A portion (E) of the sludge separated in the precipitation tank (5)is concentrated by a concentration device (8). Thereafter, the concentrated sludge (E) is solubilized by thermophilic bacteria in a solubilizing tank (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: Shinko Pantec Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Susumu Hasegawa, Akira Akashi, Kenji Katsura, Masahiko Miura, Takahiro Fukui
  • Publication number: 20010000007
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for treating an organic waste water which are capable of utilizing compact equipment by reducing the quantity of a sludge to be treated. Organic waste water (A) is subjected to an aerobic biological treatment in a biological treatment tank (3). Then, solution (B) obtained by the treatment in the biological treatment tank (3) is solid-liquid separated into treated water (C) and sludge (D) in precipitation tank (5). A portion of the sludge (D) separated in the precipitation tank (5) is returned to the biological treatment tank (3) through a route (6). A portion (E) of the sludge separated in the precipitation tank (5) is concentrated by a concentration device (8). Thereafter, the concentrated sludge (E) is solubilized by thermophilic bacteria in a solubilizing tank (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2000
    Publication date: March 15, 2001
    Inventors: Susumu Hasegawa, Akira Akashi, Kenji Katsura, Masahiko Miura, Takahiro Fukui
  • Publication number: 20010000008
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for treating an organic waste water which are capable of utilizing compact equipment by reducing the quantity of a sludge to be treated. Organic waste water (A) is subjected to an aerobic biological treatment in a biological treatment tank (3). Then, solution (B) obtained by the treatment in the biological treatment tank (3) is solid-liquid separated into treated water (C) and sludge (D) in precipitation tank (5). A portion of the sludge (D) separated in the precipitation tank (5) is returned to the biological treatment tank (3) through a route (6). A portion (E) of the sludge separated in the precipitation tank (5) is concentrated by a concentration device (8). Thereafter, the concentrated sludge (E) is solubilized by thermophilic bacteria in a solubilizing tank (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2000
    Publication date: March 15, 2001
    Inventors: Susumu Hasegawa, Akira Akashi, Kenji Katsura, Masahiko Miura, Takahiro Fukui
  • Patent number: 6126828
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for treating an organic waste water capable of deodorizing an exhaust gas diffused into an atmosphere is provided, wherein heat energy loss is small and the amount of an organic or inorganic nitrogen compounds in an effluent from the apparatus is low. In the method of the present invention, an organic waste water is nitrified in a nitrification device 8, denitrified in a denitrification device 9, and subjected to an aerobic biological treatment in an aeration tank 10, and then the treated mixture is solid-liquid separated in a solid-liquid separation device 3. A portion of an excess sludge separated in solid-liquid separation device 3 is solubilized at a high temperature in a solubilization device 6, and the solution after a solubilization treatment is returned to denitrification device 9 and a gas exhausted from solubilization device 6 is charged into nitrification device 8.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2000
    Assignee: Shinko Pantec Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Susumu Hasegawa, Kenji Katsura, Masahiko Miura
  • Patent number: 6083395
    Abstract: A method of continuously treating an organic waste water which simplifies the overall process, avoids lengthy solubilizing reactions to reduce the volume of a solubilizing vessel, and effectively performs the solubilizing treatment is disclosed. In the method of continuously treating an organic waste water containing organic solids, the solubilizing treatment for the organic sludge is carried out using heat and under conditions such that a sludge solubilization enzyme is produced and secreted from a microorganism to promote solubilization, and the solubilizing treatment time is determined based on a hydraulic residence time of a treated solution in a solubilizing treatment device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2000
    Assignee: Shinko Pantec Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Katsura, Masahiko Miura, Susumu Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 6033571
    Abstract: An activated sludge treatment apparatus having an aeration tank 14 for subjecting an organic waste water to an aerobic biological treatment, a first precipitation device 16 for separating a waste water treated in aeration tank 14 into treated water and a sludge, a recycle route 18 for returning a portion of the sludge separated by precipitation device 16 to aeration tank 14, a solubilizing treatment device 24 for solubilizing, at a high temperature, excess sludge separated by precipitation device 16, and a return route 30 for returning a treated solution solubilized by solubilizing treatment device 24 to aeration tank 14, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2000
    Assignee: Shinko Pantec, Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Susumu Hasegawa, Masahiko Miura, Kenji Katsura, Hideki Yokoyama, Akihiko Hogetsu