Patents by Inventor Minolu Uchiyama

Minolu Uchiyama 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: 4657076
    Abstract: A mounting structure for chemical injection tube for a geothermal well which is used to generate power from geothermal energy is provided. A chemical injection tube is wound spirally along the outer surface of a vertical pipe. A double structure of a casing pipe of the geothermal well including the injection tube, which is inserted between the pipes, extends deep in the well below, the flashing point of the well. A plug is inserted at the lower end of the tube. The plug is removed by compressed air or water prior to the injection of scale inhibiting chemicals from the top of the tube. Thus, the chemical injection tube protects the well from the deposition of carbonate scale thereby providing a stable power plant operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1985
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1987
    Assignee: Japan Metals and Chemicals Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jiro Tsutsumi, Minolu Uchiyama, Kunio Katagiri, Haruo Yamada
  • Patent number: 4625797
    Abstract: A mounting structure for a chemical injection tube for geothermal wells utilized for power generation from geothermal energy. A chemical injection tube is extended into a geothermal well, having an upper end fastened by a sealing flange and a lower end extending down below the flashing point in the well, wherein scale inhibiting chemicals can be supplied from the ground and injected through the tube directly to the geothermal fluid in the well. Thus, the chemical injection tube facilitates the prevention of carbonate scale deposition in the well and results in a stable power plant operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 2, 1986
    Assignee: Japan Metals and Chemicals Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jiro Tsutsumi, Minolu Uchiyama, Kunio Katagiri