Patents by Inventor Shoji Fujioka

Shoji Fujioka 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: 20080089996
    Abstract: A processing method and an apparatus for producing ethanol that reduces the number of separation steps to the maximum extent possible and simplifies the production configuration while enabling the grits, pericarp and germ to be extracted with ease. The method includes a tempering step of wetting corn grains with a certain amount of water, a dehulling step of dehulling the corn grains while maintaining their shape without breaking the wetted grains, a pulverization step of pulverizing the dehulled corn grains into pieces, a separation step of separating grits and bran from the broken pieces, and a milling step of further milling the separated grits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2007
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Applicant: SATAKE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryo Yokoyama, Shigeki Uebayashi, Shoji Fujioka