Patents by Inventor Tokio Hori

Tokio Hori 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).

  • Apparatus for dissolving a gas into and mixing the same with a liquid
    Patent number: 5514267
    Abstract: An apparatus for mixing a gas with a liquid and for dissolving the gas in the liquid comprises a throttled section (12) formed in a fluid flow passage, a gas inlet (18) provided slightly downstream of the throttled section (12), a widened section (16) which is continuous with the throttled section (12), a mixing section (20) provided downstream of the widened section (16), for mixing the gas introduced from the gas inlet (18) with the liquid in the fluid flow passage, and a nozzle section (24) provided on the outlet of the mixing section (20) for outputting the liquid with the gas dissolved therein. The gas is dissolved in the liquid in the mixing section by pressurizing the liquid in the mixing section. The apparatus is useful for dissolving ozone into a liquid, for dispersing bubbles in a liquid and for floating small particles in a liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 7, 1996
    Assignee: Idec Izumi Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Machiya, Kimio Hirasawa, Tokio Hori, Masakazu Kashiwa, Takayuki Kinoshita