Patents by Inventor Kousuke Kimoto

Kousuke Kimoto 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).

  • Production method for biomass alcohol
    Patent number: 8993283
    Abstract: A production method for biomass-alcohol includes a saccharification step of saccharifying biomass, a first concentrating step of ultrasonically vibrating the saccharified solution and atomizing the saccharified solution into a mist, so as to elevate the sugar concentration in the saccharified solution by removing water from the saccharified solution, a fermentation step of fermenting the saccharified solution concentrated in the first concentrating step to form an alcohol water solution, and second concentrating step of separating alcohol from the alcohol water solution fermented in the fermentation step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignees: Ultrasound Brewery, Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuo Matsuura, Fusatsugu Abe, Tetsuo Fukazu, Takuji Cho, Kousuke Kimoto
  • PRODUCTION METHOD FOR BIOMASS ALCOHOL
    Publication number: 20110053234
    Abstract: The production method for biomass-alcohol comprises saccharification step to saccharify biomass, first concentrating step including to atomize for ultrasonically vibrating the saccharified solution and atomizing the saccharified solution into mist, and to elevate the sugar concentration in the saccharified solution by removing water from the saccharified solution, fermentation step for fermenting the saccharified solution concentrated at the first concentrating step, and second concentrating step for separating alcohol from the alcohol water solution fermented at the fermentation step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicants: ULTRASOUND BREWERY, MITSUI ENGINEERING & SHIPBUILDING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuo Matsuura, Fusatsugu Abe, Tetsuo Fukazu, Takuji Cho, Kousuke Kimoto