Patents by Inventor SHIGERU IWAMI

SHIGERU IWAMI 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: 10690410
    Abstract: A freeze-drying system is provided in which freeze-drying is performed by sublimating moisture frozen by cooling an object and collects the sublimated moisture with a cold trap. The freeze-drying system includes: a cooling device which generates cold with an air cycle in which air is used as a refrigerant; a freeze-drying chamber accommodating a heat exchange unit which causes heat exchange between the refrigerant and the object; a cold air supplying mechanism which supplies precooled air into the freeze-drying chamber; and a control unit which controls a cooling capacity of the cooling device. The control unit adjusts the temperature in the freeze-drying chamber to a predetermined target temperature by controlling an amount of the cold generated in the cooling device. The cold air supplying mechanism includes an air supply line through which air, as the refrigerant that circulates in the air cycle, is partially introduced into the freeze-drying chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: MAYEKAWA MFG. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kouichi Tsubata, Shigeru Iwami, Youichi Hiraga, Nobuya Ishitsuka
  • Patent number: 10309723
    Abstract: An object is to provide a freeze-drying system and a freeze-drying method which can improve cleanliness and productivity. The present invention relates to a freeze-drying system in which freeze-drying is performed by sublimating moisture frozen by cooling an object. The system includes a cooling device (3) which generates cold with an air cycle in which air is used as a refrigerant, a freeze-drying chamber (2) accommodating a heat exchange unit which causes heat exchange between the refrigerant and the object, and a control unit (11) which controls a cooling capacity of the cooling device. The control unit adjusts the temperature in the freeze-drying chamber to a predetermined target temperature by controlling an amount of the cold generated in the cooling device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: MAYEKAWA MFG.CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kouichi Tsubata, Shigeru Iwami, Youichi Hiraga, Nobuya Ishitsuka
  • Publication number: 20180259253
    Abstract: A freeze-drying system is provided in which freeze-drying is performed by sublimating moisture frozen by cooling an object and collects the sublimated moisture with a cold trap. The freeze-drying system includes: a cooling device which generates cold with an air cycle in which air is used as a refrigerant; a freeze-drying chamber accommodating a heat exchange unit which causes heat exchange between the refrigerant and the object; a cold air supplying mechanism which supplies precooled air into the freeze-drying chamber; and a control unit which controls a cooling capacity of the cooling device. The control unit adjusts the temperature in the freeze-drying chamber to a predetermined target temperature by controlling an amount of the cold generated in the cooling device. The cold air supplying mechanism includes an air supply line through which air, as the refrigerant that circulates in the air cycle, is partially introduced into the freeze-drying chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: MAYEKAWA MFG. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: KOUICHI TSUBATA, SHIGERU IWAMI, YOUICHI HIRAGA, NOBUYA ISHITSUKA
  • Publication number: 20160153713
    Abstract: An object is to provide a freeze-drying system and a freeze-drying method which can improve cleanliness and productivity. The present invention relates to a freeze-drying system in which freeze-drying is performed by sublimating moisture frozen by cooling an object. The system includes a cooling device (3) which generates cold with an air cycle in which air is used as a refrigerant, a freeze-drying chamber (2) accommodating a heat exchange unit which causes heat exchange between the refrigerant and the object, and a control unit (11) which controls a cooling capacity of the cooling device. The control unit adjusts the temperature in the freeze-drying chamber to a predetermined target temperature by controlling an amount of the cold generated in the cooling device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicant: MAYEKAWA MFG.CO., LTD.
    Inventors: KOUICHI TSUBATA, SHIGERU IWAMI, YOUICHI HIRAGA, NOBUYA SHITSUKA