Patents by Inventor Yasuto KAWAMOTO

Yasuto KAWAMOTO 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).

  • Separation apparatus
    Patent number: 11229857
    Abstract: A separation apparatus includes: a partitioning member inside a separation tank, includes erect and transverse portions, and partitions the tank into inflow and outflow regions of a liquid; an inlet of which a lower level is set to be lower than an upper end of the erect portion and an upper level is set to be higher; a screen in the erect portion along a flow direction of the liquid; a swirling inducing member in the erect portion intersecting with the flow direction of the liquid; a screen in the transverse portion; a dividing member dividing the liquid flowing in from the inlet into flows along side walls of the separation tank; a retaining member at a downstream side in the flow direction and retains the substance having the specific gravity less than that of the liquid; and an outlet through which the liquid flows out from the outflow region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignees: HANEDA ZENITH CO., LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Ohtake, Yasuto Kawamoto, Yuki Kurosawa, Kohei Kanazawa, Kotaro Ishida, Haruka Ueki
  • SEPARATION APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20200001205
    Abstract: A separation apparatus includes: a partitioning member inside a separation tank, includes erect and transverse portions, and partitions the tank into inflow and outflow regions of a liquid; an inlet of which a lower level is set to be lower than an upper end of the erect portion and an upper level is set to be higher; a screen in the erect portion along a flow direction of the liquid; a swirling inducing member in the erect portion intersecting with the flow direction of the liquid; a screen in the transverse portion; a dividing member dividing the liquid flowing in from the inlet into flows along side walls of the separation tank; a retaining member at a downstream side in the flow direction and retains the substance having the specific gravity less than that of the liquid; and an outlet through which the liquid flows out from the outflow region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicants: HANEDA ZENITH CO., LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshitaka OHTAKE, Yasuto KAWAMOTO, Yuki KUROSAWA, Kohei KANAZAWA, Kotaro ISHIDA, Haruka UEKI