Patents by Inventor Tsugiya Abe

Tsugiya Abe 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: 5256174
    Abstract: A pressure-swing adsorption type gas separator system includes two adsorption vessels and a switching valve for placing each of the adsorption vessels alternately in communication with a raw gas source and an exhaust gas line so that a pressurized adsorption process and a reduced-pressure desorption process are sequentially carried out in each of the vessels. The switching valve is a four-port rotary valve having four ports connected to the adsorption vessels, a raw gas source and an exhaust gas line and is driven by a rotary drive. Preferably, the rotary drive is a drive motor for a pressurizing pump provided in a raw gas line, and the four-port rotary valve is connected to the drive motor via a speed reducer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1993
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Norichika Kai, Shozo Kaneko, Tsugiya Abe