Patents by Inventor Yoichi Shimbo

Yoichi Shimbo 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).

  • Hydrothermal treatment device, biomass fuel manufacturing plant, hydrothermal treatment method, and biomass fuel manufacturing method
    Patent number: 11236001
    Abstract: A hydrothermal treatment device (3) is a hydrothermal treatment device (3) performing hydrothermal treatment by heating high-water-content biomass, the hydrothermal treatment device (3) including a treatment container (21) that stores sludge, a sludge supply unit (22) that supplies the sludge to inside of the treatment container (21) such that a space (S) is formed in a vertical upper part of the treatment container (21), a stirrer (23) that is provided within the treatment container (21) and stirs stored matter such that counter flows in an up/down direction occur, and a heat transfer tube (24) that is disposed in a horizontal direction within the treatment container (21) and heats the sludge with heat of vapor flowing within the heat transfer tube (24).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoichi Shimbo, Yuta Ozawa, Akito Yoshida
  • HYDROTHERMAL TREATMENT DEVICE, BIOMASS FUEL MANUFACTURING PLANT, HYDROTHERMAL TREATMENT METHOD, AND BIOMASS FUEL MANUFACTURING METHOD
    Publication number: 20210230494
    Abstract: A hydrothermal treatment device (3) is a hydrothermal treatment device (3) performing hydrothermal treatment by heating high-water-content biomass, the hydrothermal treatment device (3) including a treatment container (21) that stores sludge, a sludge supply unit (22) that supplies the sludge to inside of the treatment container (21) such that a space (S) is formed in a vertical upper part of the treatment container (21), a stirrer (23) that is provided within the treatment container (21) and stirs stored matter such that counter flows in an up/down direction occur, and a heat transfer tube (24) that is disposed in a horizontal direction within the treatment container (21) and heats the sludge with heat of vapor flowing within the heat transfer tube (24).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Power, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoichi Shimbo, Yuta Ozawa, Akito Yoshida