Patents by Inventor Takashi Enkawa

Takashi Enkawa 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: 5881475
    Abstract: This method relates to a non-draining type human waste disposal by pulse combustion drying. In the method, a pulsating combustion gas is discharged downward into a vertically cylindrical dryer from a pulse combustor disposed at the top of the dryer, and making contact the pulsating combustion gas with residue-removed human waste, digester chamber sludges or their mixtures charged therein, turning the charged matters to dried powder and steam under the dryer conditions of 120.degree.-150.degree. C., withdrawing the dried powder from the bottom of the dryer and the combustion gas containing steam from a lower side of the dryer, dust-removing the combustion gas containing steam maintained at 120.degree.-150.degree. C., deodorizing the dust-removed combustion gas, and exhausting the deodorized gas into the air. As an alternative method, the dried powder and the combustion gas containing steam are withdrawn from the bottom of the dryer, the withdrawn material maintained at 120.degree.-150.degree. C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1999
    Assignees: Osaka Fuji Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisya, Ken Kishimoto
    Inventors: Ken Kishimoto, Atsuyoshi Kubotani, Takashi Enkawa, Tateo Asatsu, Toshiaki Kikuchi, Shunji Kishima, Hitoshi Touji