Patents by Inventor Ryugo Tero

Ryugo Tero 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).

  • Publication number: 20140315046
    Abstract: Provided are a microbial power generation device, an electrode for the microbial power generation device, preparing methods of the same, an electric power producing method using microbes and a selective culture method of the microbes used for the electric power producing method capable of improving electric power production capacity and of suppressing power generation cost. In a microbial power generation device (1), microbes (reducing microbes) that reduce graphene oxide are enriched among microbes inhabiting wastewater, slurry, activated sludge and the like. Therefore, the graphene oxide is reduced by the reducing microbes, so the graphene is produced. Electrons produced by the microbes can be transmitted to a negative electrode (14) via the produced graphene. As a result, the electric power production capacity can be improved and the power generation can be performed at a low cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2012
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: National University Corporation TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Naoko Yoshida, Akira Hiraishi, Adarsh Sandhu, Seiji Iwasa, Hiroshi Okada, Ryugo Tero, Yuji Nagao