Patents by Inventor Youichiro Tabata
Youichiro Tabata 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).
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Patent number: 8444831Abstract: A method of generating ozone by applying a silent discharge to oxygen as a first raw material gas, and an oxide compound gas, as a second raw material gas, in which excited light, excited and generated by a discharge in the oxygen and the oxide compound gas, dissociates the oxide compound gas, or excites the oxide compound gas, accelerating dissociation of the oxygen and generation of ozone. In this way, ozone generation efficiency is raised.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2012Date of Patent: May 21, 2013Assignee: Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems CorporationInventors: Youichiro Tabata, Hajime Nakatani, Masaki Kuzumoto
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Publication number: 20120103791Abstract: A method of generating ozone by applying a silent discharge to oxygen as a first raw material gas, and an oxide compound gas, as a second raw material gas, in which excited light, excited and generated by a discharge in the oxygen and the oxide compound gas, dissociates the oxide compound gas, or excites the oxide compound gas, accelerating dissociation of the oxygen and generation of ozone. In this way, ozone generation efficiency is raised.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2012Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicant: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventors: Youichiro TABATA, Hajime NAKATANI, Masaki KUZUMOTO
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Patent number: 8075844Abstract: An ozone generator for generating ozone by applying a specified process to oxygen by discharge includes a first raw material gas supply unit for supplying the oxygen as a first raw material gas, and a second raw material gas supply unit for supplying an oxide compound gas as a second raw material gas, in which, by excited light, excited and generated by a discharge in the oxygen and the oxide compound gas, the oxide compound gas is dissociated, or the oxide compound gas is excited accelerating dissociation of the oxygen, and ozone is generated. In this way, ozone generation efficiency is raised.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2008Date of Patent: December 13, 2011Assignee: Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems CorporationInventor: Youichiro Tabata
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Publication number: 20080213140Abstract: An ozone generator for generating ozone by applying a specified process to oxygen by discharge includes a first raw material gas supply unit for supplying the oxygen as a first raw material gas, and a second raw material gas supply unit for supplying an oxide compound gas as a second raw material gas, in which, by excited light, excited and generated by a discharge in the oxygen and the oxide compound gas, the oxide compound gas is dissociated, or the oxide compound gas is excited accelerating dissociation of the oxygen, and ozone is generated. In this way, ozone generation efficiency is raised.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2008Publication date: September 4, 2008Applicant: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventors: Youichiro Tabata, Hajime Nakatani, Masaki Kuzumoto
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Publication number: 20080206115Abstract: An ozone generator for generating ozone by applying a specified process to oxygen by discharge includes a first raw material gas supply unit for supplying the oxygen as a first raw material gas, and a second raw material gas supply unit for supplying an oxide compound gas as a second raw material gas, in which, by excited light, excited and generated by a discharge in the oxygen and the oxide compound gas, the oxide compound gas is dissociated, or the oxide compound gas is excited accelerating dissociation of the oxygen, and ozone is generated. In this way, ozone generation efficiency is raised.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2008Publication date: August 28, 2008Applicant: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventors: Youichiro Tabata, Hajime Nakatani, Masaki Kuzumoto
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Patent number: 7402289Abstract: An ozone generator for generating ozone by applying a specified process to oxygen by discharge includes a first raw material gas supply unit for supplying the oxygen as a first raw material gas, and a second raw material gas supply unit for supplying an oxide compound gas as a second raw material gas, in which, by excited light, excited and generated by a discharge in the oxygen and the oxide compound gas, the oxide compound gas is dissociated, or the oxide compound gas is excited accelerating dissociation of the oxygen, and ozone is generated. In this way, ozone generation efficiency is raised.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2004Date of Patent: July 22, 2008Assignee: Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems CorporationInventor: Youichiro Tabata
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Patent number: 7198765Abstract: An ozone generator in which a discharge region may be enlarged without damaging ozone generating performance. In the ozonizer, an alternating current is applied between a first electrode and a second electrode, and a discharge is produced in a gap into which oxygen is injected. In the first electrode, an ozone gas passage for retrieving ozone gas generated in the discharge region is located between an electrode surface facing the discharge region and a side. The ozone gas passages are dispersed in the first electrode. The ozone gas passages collect ozone generated at discharge region locations inside the first electrode.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2003Date of Patent: April 3, 2007Assignee: Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems CorporationInventors: Youichiro Tabata, Akaru Usui, Yujiro Okihara, Tetsuya Saitsu, Norimitsu Esaki, Hajime Nakatani
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Patent number: 7108836Abstract: An ozonizer has a flat plate-shaped low voltage electrode, flat plate-shaped first and second high voltage electrodes facing the low voltage electrode, a first dielectric, and a first spacer, located between the low voltage electrode and the first high voltage electrode, a second dielectric, and a second spacer between the electrode and the second high voltage electrode. The ozonizer also has a first electrode cooling sheet facing the first high voltage electrode at a side opposite a first discharge gap, a second electrode cooling sheet facing the second high voltage electrode, a first thermally conducting and electrically insulating sheet sandwiched between the first high voltage electrode and the first electrode cooling sheet, and a second thermally conducting and electrically insulating sheet sandwiched between the second high voltage electrode and the second electrode cooling sheet.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2002Date of Patent: September 19, 2006Assignee: Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems CorporationInventors: Yujiro Okihara, Youichiro Tabata, Akaru Usui, Hiromichi Komiya, Yuji Ganryu, Masaki Kuzumoto, Noboru Wada, Koji Ohta, Shigenori Yagi, Hirozoh Kanegae
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Patent number: 6905659Abstract: An ozonizer has a flat plate-shaped low voltage electrode and a flat plate-shaped high voltage electrode facing a main surface of the low voltage electrode. The ozomzer also has a flat plate-shaped dielectric and a spacer forming a discharge gap in a laminating direction, located between the low voltage electrode and the high voltage electrode, a high voltage electrode cooling unit forming a cooling water passage insulated from the high voltage electrode inside the high voltage electrode. An alternating voltage is applied between the low voltage electrode and the high voltage electrode and a discharge is produced in the discharge gap, into which oxygen is injected, to produce ozone gas.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2002Date of Patent: June 14, 2005Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Akaru Usui, Youichiro Tabata, Yujiro Okihara, Hiromichi Komiya, Yuji Ganryu, Masaki Kuzumoto, Noboru Wada, Koji Ohta, Shigenori Yagi, Hirozoh Kanegae
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Patent number: 6869575Abstract: The ozonizer of this present invention is small in size, and capable of generating highly concentrated ozone with a high (generating) efficiency. A low voltage electrode includes a disc-shaped low voltage electrode main body facing a high voltage electrode and an extension at one side of the low voltage electrode main body, and the extensions are laminated in layers on a base via blocks, and a coolant inlet portion for supplying coolant to a coolant passage, a coolant outlet portion for exhausting coolant from the coolant passage, and an ozone gas outlet portion for exhausting ozone gas from the ozone gas passage pass through the extensions and the blocks, respectively, in a laminating direction of the discharge cells.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2002Date of Patent: March 22, 2005Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Youichiro Tabata, Yujiro Okihara, Akaru Usui, Hiromichi Komiya, Yuji Ganryu, Masaki Kuzumoto, Noboru Wada, Koji Ohta, Shigenori Yagi, Hirozoh Kanegae
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Patent number: 6866829Abstract: An ozonizer has a flat plate-shaped low voltage electrode 7, a flat plate-shaped high voltage electrode 3 facing a main surface of the low voltage electrode 7. The ozonizer also has a flat plate-shaped dielectric 5 and a spacer for forming a discharge gap 6 of a thin thickness in a laminating direction provided between the low voltage electrode 7 and the electrode 3, an electrode cooling sheet 1 provided facing a main surface of the electrode 3 at a side opposite the discharge gap 6 for cooling the electrode 3. The ozonizer also has a thermal conducting/electric insulating sheet 2 sandwiched between the electrode 3 and the electrode cooling sheet 1. An alternating voltage is applied between the low voltage electrode 7 and the electrode 3 and a discharge is produced in the discharge gap 6 injected with oxygen gas to produce ozone gas.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2002Date of Patent: March 15, 2005Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yujiro Okihara, Youichiro Tabata, Akaru Usui, Hiromichi Komiya, Yuji Ganryu, Masaki Kuzumoto, Noboru Wada, Koji Ohta, Shigenori Yagi, Hirozoh Kanegae
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Publication number: 20040223893Abstract: An ozone generator for generating ozone by applying a specified process to oxygen by discharge includes a first raw material gas supply unit for supplying the oxygen as a first raw material gas, and a second raw material gas supply unit for supplying an oxide compound gas as a second raw material gas, in which, by excited light, excited and generated by a discharge in the oxygen and the oxide compound gas, the oxide compound gas is dissociated, or the oxide compound gas is excited accelerating dissociation of the oxygen, and ozone is generated. In this way, ozone generation efficiency is raised.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2004Publication date: November 11, 2004Applicant: Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems CorporationInventors: Youichiro Tabata, Hajime Nakatani, Masaki Kuzumoto
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Publication number: 20040076560Abstract: The present invention provides an ozonizer in which a discharge region may be increased without damaging ozone generating performance. In the ozonizer, electrode module(s) 102 an alternating current is applied between a first electrode 7 and a second electrode 3, and a discharge is brought about in a gap of the discharge region which is injected with a gas containing at least oxygen gas. In the first electrode 7, an ozone gas passage (8) for taking out ozone gas generated by the discharge region is formed between an electrode surface facing the discharge region and a side portion. A plurality of the ozone gas passages are dispersed in the first electrode. The plurality of ozone gas passages (8) collect and draw out ozone gas generated at a plurality of the discharge region locations inside the first electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2003Publication date: April 22, 2004Applicant: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Youichiro Tabata, Akaru Usui, Yujiro Okihara, Tetsuya Saitsu, Norimitsu Esaki, Hajime Nakatani
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Publication number: 20040052701Abstract: An ozonizer has a flat plate-shaped low voltage electrode and a flat plate-shaped high voltage electrode facing a main surface of the low voltage electrode. The ozonizer also has a flat plate-shaped dielectric and a spacer for forming a discharge gap having a thickness in a laminating direction, provided between the low voltage electrode and the electrode, an electrode cooling sheet facing a main surface of the electrode at a side opposite the discharge gap for cooling the electrode. The ozonizer also has a thermally conducting and electrically insulating sheet sandwiched between the electrode and the electrode cooling sheet. An alternating voltage is applied between the low voltage electrode and the electrode and a discharge is produced in the discharge gap so that, when filled with oxygen, ozone gas is produced.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2002Publication date: March 18, 2004Applicant: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yujiro Okihara, Youichiro Tabata, Akaru Usui, Hiromichi Komiya, Yuji Ganryu, Masaki Kuzumoto, Noboru Wada, Koji Ohta, Shigenori Yagi, Hirozoh Kanegae
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Publication number: 20030095900Abstract: The ozonizer of this present invention is small in size, and capable of generating highly concentrated ozone with a high (generating) efficiency. A low voltage electrode 29 includes a disc-shaped low voltage electrode main body 29a facing a high voltage electrode 8 and an extension 29b equipped at one side of the low voltage electrode main body 29a, and the extensions are laminated in a plurality of layers on a base 1 via blocks 30, and a coolant inlet portion 42 for supplying coolant to a coolant passage 34, a coolant outlet portion 35 for exhausting coolant from the coolant passage 34 and an ozone gas outlet portion 33 for exhausting ozone gas from the ozone gas passage 36 are formed passing through the extensions 29b and the blocks 30, respectively, in a laminating direction of the discharge cells 28.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2002Publication date: May 22, 2003Applicant: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Youichiro Tabata, Yujiro Okihara, Akaru Usui, Hiromichi Komiya, Yuji Ganryu, Masaki Kuzumoto, Noboru Wada, Koji Ohta, Shigenori Yagi, Hirozoh Kanegae
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Publication number: 20030095899Abstract: An ozonizer has a flat plate-shaped low voltage electrode 7, a first and second high voltage electrode 3-1, 3-2 provided facing the low voltage electrode 7, a first dielectric 5-1 and first spacer provided between the low voltage electrode 7 and the electrode 3-1, a second dielectric 5-2 and a second spacer provided between the electrode 7 and the electrode 3-2. The ozonizer also has a first electrode cooling sheet 1-1 provided facing the electrode 3-1 at a side opposite a first discharge gap 6-1, a second electrode cooling sheet 1-2 provided facing the electrode 3-2 at a side opposite a second discharge gap 6-2, a first thermal conducting/electric insulating sheet 2-1 sandwiched between the first high voltage electrode 3-1 and the first electrode cooling sheet 1-1 and a second thermal conducting/electric insulating sheet 2-2 sandwiched between the second high voltage electrode 3-2 and the second electrode cooling sheet 1-2.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2002Publication date: May 22, 2003Applicant: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yujiro Okihara, Youichiro Tabata, Akaru Usui, Hiromichi Komiya, Yuji Ganryu, Masaki Kuzumoto, Noboru Wada, Koji Ohta, Shigenori Yagi, Hirozoh Kanegae
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Publication number: 20030095898Abstract: An ozonizer has a flat plate-shaped low voltage electrode 7, a flat plate-shaped high voltage electrode 3 facing a main surface of the low voltage electrode 7. The ozonizer also has a flat plate-shaped dielectric 5 and a spacer for forming a discharge gap 6 of a thin thickness in a laminating direction provided between the low voltage electrode 7 and the high voltage electrode 3, a high voltage electrode cooling unit 2 for forming a cooling water passage 2c insulated from the high voltage electrode 3 inside the high voltage electrode 3. An alternating voltage is applied between the low voltage electrode 7 and the high voltage electrode 3 and a discharge is produced in the discharge gap 6 injected with oxygen gas to produce ozone gas.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2002Publication date: May 22, 2003Applicant: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Akaru Usui, Youichiro Tabata, Yujiro Okihara, Hiromichi Komiya, Yuji Ganryu, Masaki Kuzumoto, Noboru Wada, Koji Ohta, Shigenori Yagi, Hirozoh Kanegae
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Patent number: 6093289Abstract: There is provided a highly efficient and compact ozone generating apparatus in which a very short air gap of about 0.2 mm is formed at high accuracy. Non-discharge portions are dispersed and disposed to cover an entire discharge space, or a spacer is provided to form the non-discharge portion. Further, an elastic body is mounted on a back face of an electrode, thereby enhancing an air gap accuracy of the discharge space.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 1998Date of Patent: July 25, 2000Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masaki Kuzumoto, Youichiro Tabata, Shigenori Yagi, Kenji Yoshizawa, Masahiro Mukai, Junji Ochi, Tateki Ozawa
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Patent number: 5948374Abstract: There is provided a highly efficient and compact ozone generating apparatus in which a very short air gap of about 0.2 mm is formed at high accuracy. Non-discharge portions are dispersed and disposed to cover an entire discharge space, or a spacer is provided to form the non-discharge portion. Further, an elastic body is mounted on a back face of an electrode, thereby enhancing an air gap accuracy of the discharge space.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 1997Date of Patent: September 7, 1999Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masaki Kuzumoto, Youichiro Tabata, Shigenori Yagi, Kenji Yoshizawa, Masahiro Mukai, Junji Ochi, Tateki Ozawa
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Patent number: RE40746Abstract: An ozonizer has a flat plate-shaped low voltage electrode 7, a flat plate-shaped high voltage electrode 3 facing a main surface of the low voltage electrode 7. The ozonizer also has a flat plate-shaped dielectric 5 and a spacer for forming a discharge gap 6 of a thin thickness in a laminating direction provided between the low voltage electrode 7 and the electrode 3, an electrode cooling sheet 1 provided facing a main surface of the electrode 3 at a side opposite the discharge gap 6 for cooling the electrode 3. The ozonizer also has a thermal conducting/electric insulating sheet 2 sandwiched between the electrode 3 and the electrode cooling sheet 1. An alternating voltage is applied between the low voltage electrode 7 and the electrode 3 and a discharge is produced in the discharge gap 6 injected with oxygen gas to produce ozone gas.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2005Date of Patent: June 16, 2009Assignee: Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial System CorporationInventors: Yujiro Okihara, Youichiro Tabata, Akaru Usui, Hiromichi Komiya, Yuji Ganryu, Masaki Kuzumoto, Noboru Wada, Koji Ohta, Shigenori Yagi, Hirozoh Kanegae