Patents by Inventor Shinji Yagihashi

Shinji Yagihashi 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).

  • Process for production compost
    Patent number: 6648940
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing compost, characterized in that when the compost is produced by inoculating aerobic composting seed bacteria to an organic waste material, the process comprises: supplying oxygen while the waste material is stirred, and supplying water so that the water content of the waste material is 60±5%, and to a process for producing compost, characterized in that when the compost is produced by inoculating aerobic composting seed bacteria to an organic waste material, the process comprises, after begining of the fermentation, adding sugars to the waste material in a divisional manner before a main fermentation is transferred to the amine/ammonium metabolic system. Further, according to the present invention, an apparatus for producing compost is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Assignee: Sapporo Breweries Limited
    Inventors: Shinji Yagihashi, Toshio Kurihara, Shinji Yamashita, Fujio Kobayashi, Yasukazu Nakakita
  • Process and apparatus for producing compost
    Publication number: 20030200780
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing compost, characterized in that when the compost is produced by inoculating aerobic composting seed bacteria to an organic waste material, the process comprises: supplying oxygen while the waste material is stirred, and supplying water so that the water content of the waste material is 60±5%, and to a process for producing compost, characterized in that when the compost is produced by inoculating aerobic composting seed bacteria to an organic waste material, the process comprises, after begining of the fermentation, adding sugars to the waste material in a divisional manner before a main fermentation is transferred to the amine/ammonium metabolic system. Further, according to the present invention, an apparatus for producing compost is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2003
    Publication date: October 30, 2003
    Applicant: Sapporo Breweries Limited
    Inventors: Shinji Yagihashi, Toshio Kurihara, Shinji Yamashita, Fujio Kobayashi, Yasukazu Nakakita
  • Apparatus for producing compost
    Patent number: 6607909
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing compost, characterized in that when the compost is produced by inoculating aerobic composting seed bacteria to an organic waste material, the process comprises: supplying oxygen while the waste material is stirred, and supplying water so that the water content of the waste material is 60±5%, and to a process for producing compost, characterized in that when the compost is produced by inoculating aerobic composting seed bacteria to an organic waste material, the process comprises, after begining of the fermentation, adding sugars to the waste material in a divisional manner before a main fermentation is transferred to the amine/ammonium metabolic system. Further, according to the present invention, an apparatus for producing compost is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Sapporo Breweries Limited
    Inventors: Shinji Yagihashi, Toshio Kurihara, Shinji Yamashita, Fujio Kobayashi, Yasukazu Nakakita
  • Process and apparatus for production compost
    Publication number: 20030079511
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing compost, characterized in that when the compost is produced by inoculating aerobic composting seed bacteria to an organic waste material, the process comprises: supplying oxygen while the waste material is stirred, and supplying water so that the water content of the waste material is 60±5%, and to a process for producing compost, characterized in that when the compost is produced by inoculating aerobic composting seed bacteria to an organic waste material, the process comprises, after begining of the fermentation, adding sugars to the waste material in a divisional manner before a main fermentation is transferred to the amine/ammonium metabolic system. Further, according to the present invention, an apparatus for producing compost is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2002
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Applicant: SAPPORO BREWERIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Shinji Yagihashi, Toshio Kurihara, Shinji Yamashita, Fujio Kobayashi, Yasukazu Nakakita
  • Processes and apparatus for preparing compost
    Patent number: 6217628
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing compost, characterized in that when the compost is produced by inoculating aerobic composting seed bacteria to an organic waste material, the process comprises: supplying oxygen while the waste material is stirred, and supplying water so that the water content of the waste material is 60±5%, and to a process for producing compost, characterized in that when the compost is produced by inoculating aerobic composting seed bacteria to an organic waste material, the process comprises, after begining of the fermentation, adding sugars to the waste material in a divisional manner before a main fermentation is transferred to the amine/ammonium metabolic system. Further, according to the present invention, an apparatus for producing compost is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: Sapporo Breweries Limited
    Inventors: Shinji Yagihashi, Toshio Kurihara, Shinji Yamashita, Fujio Kobayashi, Yasukazu Nakakita