Patents by Inventor Norichika Kai

Norichika Kai 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: 10625268
    Abstract: A mill roller (6) is provided with a roller main body (62) that rotates about an inclined axis line (O2) and has an outer peripheral surface (64) for pulverizing an object to be crushed against the mill table (4). The outer peripheral surface (64) is convex outward in a radial direction of the roller main body (62). The outer peripheral surface (64) has a first outer peripheral surface (641) and a second outer peripheral surface (642). The first outer peripheral surface (641) has an arcuate shape formed to have the same radius of curvature on both sides of a maximum outer diameter point (A). The second outer peripheral surface (642) is further receded inward in the radial direction than an imaginary circle running along the first outer peripheral surface (641).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenichi Arima, Shinji Matsumoto, Takuichiro Daimaru, Kazushi Fukui, Daisuke Ishimoto, Hideyuki Hamaya, Hidechika Uchida, Norichika Kai
  • Patent number: 10589280
    Abstract: A mill roller (6) is provided with a roller main body (62) that rotates about an inclined axis line (O2) and has an outer peripheral surface (64) for pulverizing an object to be crushed against the mill table (4). The outer peripheral surface (64) is convex outward in a radial direction of the roller main body (62). The outer peripheral surface (64) has a first outer peripheral surface (641) and a second outer peripheral surface (642). The first outer peripheral surface (641) has an arcuate shape formed to have the same radius of curvature on both sides of a maximum outer diameter point (A). The second outer peripheral surface (642) is further receded inward in the radial direction than an imaginary circle running along the first outer peripheral surface (641).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenichi Arima, Shinji Matsumoto, Takuichiro Daimaru, Kazushi Fukui, Daisuke Ishimoto, Hideyuki Hamaya, Hidechika Uchida, Norichika Kai
  • Publication number: 20180050342
    Abstract: A mill roller (6) is provided with a roller main body (62) that rotates about an inclined axis line (O2) and has an outer peripheral surface (64) for pulverizing an object to be crushed against the mill table (4). The outer peripheral surface (64) is convex outward in a radial direction of the roller main body (62). The outer peripheral surface (64) has a first outer peripheral surface (641) and a second outer peripheral surface (642). The first outer peripheral surface (641) has an arcuate shape formed to have the same radius of curvature on both sides of a maximum outer diameter point (A). The second outer peripheral surface (642) is further receded inward in the radial direction than an imaginary circle running along the first outer peripheral surface (641).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: Kenichi ARIMA, Shinji MATSUMOTO, Takuichiro DAIMARU, Kazushi FUKUI, Daisuke ISHIMOTO, Hideyuki HAMAYA, Hidechika UCHIDA, Norichika KAI
  • Patent number: 8899163
    Abstract: A biomass pulverizing apparatus includes a pulverizing apparatus body including a feedstock supply pipe, the pulverizing apparatus body for supplying biomass feedstock from above in a vertical axial direction, a pulverizing table for placing the biomass feedstock, a drive section for rotationally driving the pulverizing table, a pulverizing roller for pulverizing the biomass feedstock by a pressing force, the pulverizing roller being operated in conjunction with the rotation of the pulverizing table, a blower unit for forming an upward flow upward from below on the outer peripheral side of the pulverizing table so as to jet conveying gas for conveying the pulverized biomass powder in an air stream, a classifier, the classifier for classifying the biomass powder accompanied with the conveying gas, and a blowing gas introduction section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Takeuchi, Takuichiro Daimaru, Masaaki Kinoshita, Yoshiki Yamaguchi, Norichika Kai
  • Publication number: 20140076210
    Abstract: The present invention includes: a mill main body with a material feed pipe for feeding a biomass material from above in a vertical axis direction; a mill table on which the fed biomass material is placed; a drive unit rotating and driving the mill table; a mill roller that operates in conjunction with rotation of the mill table to mill the biomass material by a pressing force; and a ventilation means that forms an upward flow to blow out a carrier gas to convey milled biomass powder, wherein the mill main body has a barrel part decreased in diameter in the middle thereof in the vertical axis direction, and the mill main body has on a top plate thereof a plurality of discharge tubes circumferentially arranged for discharging the biomass powder on a line extended from the diameter-decreased barrel part in the vertical axis direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Inventors: Takuichiro Daimaru, Tsugio Yamamoto, Kenichi Arima, Masaaki Kinoshita, Kazuhiro Tekeuchi, Norichika Kai, Yoshishige Uematsu
  • Publication number: 20130055935
    Abstract: A biomass pulverizing apparatus includes a pulverizing apparatus body including a feedstock supply pipe for supplying biomass feedstock from above in a vertical axial direction, a pulverizing table for placing the biomass feedstock, a drive section for rotationally driving the pulverizing table, a pulverizing roller for pulverizing the biomass feedstock by a pressing force, the pulverizing roller being operated in conjunction with the rotation of the pulverizing table, a blower means for forming an upward flow upward from below on the outer peripheral side of the pulverizing table so as to jet conveying gas for conveying the biomass powder in an air stream, and a classifier for classifying the biomass powder accompanied with the conveying gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Takeuchi, Takuichiro Daimaru, Masaaki Kinoshita, Yoshiki Yamaguchi, Norichika Kai
  • Publication number: 20130055934
    Abstract: A biomass pulverizing apparatus includes a pulverizing apparatus body including a feedstock supply pipe, the pulverizing apparatus body for supplying biomass feedstock from above in a vertical axial direction, a pulverizing table for placing the biomass feedstock, a drive section for rotationally driving the pulverizing table, a pulverizing roller for pulverizing the biomass feedstock by a pressing force, the pulverizing roller being operated in conjunction with the rotation of the pulverizing table, a blower unit for forming an upward flow upward from below on the outer peripheral side of the pulverizing table so as to jet conveying gas for conveying the pulverized biomass powder in an air stream, a classifier, the classifier for classifying the biomass powder accompanied with the conveying gas, and a blowing gas introduction section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Takeuchi, Takuichiro Daimaru, Masaaki Kinoshita, Yoshiki Yamaguchi, Norichika Kai
  • Patent number: 5687676
    Abstract: A steam generator is operated under both of supercritical pressure and subcritical pressure and has having generating tubes that form a furnace wall. Upper and lower generating tubes which are directed vertically and central generating tubes are inclined by 10.degree. to 35.degree. with respect to a vertical line. The steam generator further includes a burner wind box which is inclined along the inclination of the central generating tubes and are vertically divided into a plurality of stages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 18, 1997
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Norichika Kai, Susumu Sato, Tsuneo Fukuda, Shozou Kaneko
  • Patent number: 5256174
    Abstract: A pressure-swing adsorption type gas separator system includes two adsorption vessels and a switching valve for placing each of the adsorption vessels alternately in communication with a raw gas source and an exhaust gas line so that a pressurized adsorption process and a reduced-pressure desorption process are sequentially carried out in each of the vessels. The switching valve is a four-port rotary valve having four ports connected to the adsorption vessels, a raw gas source and an exhaust gas line and is driven by a rotary drive. Preferably, the rotary drive is a drive motor for a pressurizing pump provided in a raw gas line, and the four-port rotary valve is connected to the drive motor via a speed reducer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1993
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Norichika Kai, Shozo Kaneko, Tsugiya Abe
  • Patent number: 4493269
    Abstract: A direct fired system (10, 10') includes pulverizer means (14, 24), classifier means (12, 16, 18, 48, 76), burner means (16, 16') as well as a defined fluid flow path that serves to interconnect the pulverizer means (14, 24) and the classifier means (12, 26, 28, 48, 76) in fluid flow relation with the burner means (16, 16'). In accord with the mode of operation thereof, at the classifier means (12, 26, 28, 48, 76) a separation is had of the stream of the gaseous medium such that a portion of the gaseous medium is recirculated along with the oversize solid fuel particles back to the pulverizer means (14, 24) while the remainder of the gaseous medium is operative to convey the solid fuel particles that are of the desired size from the classifier means (12, 26, 28, 48, 76) to the burner means (16, 16') for burning, i.e., firing, in the latter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1983
    Date of Patent: January 15, 1985
    Assignee: Combustion Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard L. Musto, Norichika Kai
  • Patent number: 4464999
    Abstract: A direct fired system (10, 10') includes pulverizer means (14, 24) classifier means (12, 26, 28, 48, 76), burner means (16, 16') as well as a defined fluid flow path that serves to interconnect the pulverizer means (14, 24) and the classifier means (12, 26, 28, 48, 76) in fluid flow relation with the burner means (16, 16'). In accord with the mode of operation thereof, at the classifier means (12, 26, 28, 48, 76) a separation is had of the stream of the gaseous medium such that a portion of the gaseous medium is recirculated along with the oversize solid fuel particles back to the pulverizer means (14, 24) while the remainder of the gaseous medium is operative to convey the solid fuel particles that are of the desired size from the classifier means (12, 26, 28, 48, 76) to the burner means (16, 16') for burning, i.e., firing, in the latter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1982
    Date of Patent: August 14, 1984
    Assignee: Combustion Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard L. Musto, Norichika Kai