Patents by Inventor Koichi Manable

Koichi Manable 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).

  • Floss separating apparatus and method
    Patent number: 4882042
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for separating floss from particles conveyed in a primary gas. The primary gas strikes a plate in a closed hopper so that the primary gas, particles and floss are deflected downwardly through an annular passageway to an annular separation section. A secondary gas is jetted radially outwardly in the separation section to deflect the floss to a floss discharge tube. The heavier particles continue falling into a closed particle discharge passageway into which a tertiary gas is jetted so that it flows upwardly to the separation section. The particles but no gas are discharged from the lower end of the particle discharge passageway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 21, 1989
    Assignees: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Ltd., The Nippon Aluminum Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Koichi Manable, Mitsumura Naka, Mitsushi Futamura