Patents by Inventor Yoshiko Shimo

Yoshiko Shimo 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: 8187428
    Abstract: A conversion-to-oil apparatus capable of efficiently treating plastic, includes a melting unit for heating and melting plastic fed thereto and a decomposing unit for further heating and vaporization-decomposing the molten plastic melted by the melting unit, wherein the decomposing unit is inclined upwardly, having a lead screw mounted therein, and is provided at its upper end portion with a catalyst cylinder extending upwardly and a residue takeout unit extending downwardly, and the decomposing unit has a prevention element for preventing molten plastic gas from flowing down to the residue takeout unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Blest Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiko Shimo, Akinori Ito, Hitoshi Itagaki, Yasuo Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20090117015
    Abstract: A conversion-to-oil apparatus capable of efficiently treating plastic, includes a melting unit for heating and melting plastic fed thereto and a decomposing unit for further heating and vaporization-decomposing the molten plastic melted by the melting unit, wherein the decomposing unit is inclined upwardly, having a lead screw mounted therein, and is provided at its upper end portion with a catalyst cylinder extending upwardly and a residue takeout unit extending downwardly, and the decomposing unit has a prevention element for preventing molten plastic gas from flowing down to the residue takeout unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2007
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Inventors: Yoshiko Shimo, Akinori Ito, Hitoshi Itagaki, Yasuo Ishikawa