Patents by Inventor Kunio Terao

Kunio Terao 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).

  • Exhaust gas liquid contactor
    Patent number: 3967941
    Abstract: This invention provides an exhaust gas cleaner comprising apparatus for removing particulate matter from hot exhaust gases, the particulate matter being too fine to be removed from the exhaust gas directly by the filter in the apparatus. The apparatus in accordance with this invention comprises water-exhaust gas contact means, wherein water vapor is added to the exhaust gas, cooling means for cooling the exhaust gas and causing condensation of the water vapor in the exhaust gas as water droplets surrounding the fine particles, and filter means for removing the water droplets from the exhaust gas, thereby simultaneously removing the fine solid particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1974
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1976
    Assignee: Okamura Manufacturing Company Limited
    Inventor: Kunio Terao