Patents by Inventor Kojiro Shirahata

Kojiro Shirahata 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: 5387379
    Abstract: A washing method for a workpiece, a resin molded product and a manufacturing method for a resin molded product. There are three steps involved, a detergent washing step, a rinsing step and a drying step. In the detergent washing step there is an additional step in which the detergent water is separated into a condensed liquid and water vapor, the water vapor being discharged into the air. The apparatus used in the method consists of degreasing baths, and withdrawal baths for the detergent wash, a pure water bath for rinsing and a drying bath. The apparatus also has an air heating unit which supplies hot air to form the water vapor in the separation step of the detergent water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 7, 1995
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasunori Atarashi, Kojiro Shirahata, Hirofumi Murata