Inventor · Hitachinaka, JP

Hirofumi Okazaki

35Patents
10h-index
56Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 17, 1995 → Nov 7, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5937770A Pulverized coal burner Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 33 Expired
US5685242A Pulverized coal combustion burner Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 29 Expired
US5806443A Pulverized coal burner and method of using same Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 21 Expired
US6237510A Combustion burner and combustion device provided with same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US5764535A Furnace inside state estimation control apparatus of pulverized coal combustion furnace Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 17 Expired
US6715432B2 Solid fuel burner and method of combustion using solid fuel burner Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US6938560B2 Solid fuel boiler and method of operating combustion apparatus Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 16 Expired
US7878130B2 Overfiring air port, method for manufacturing air port, boiler, boiler facility, method for operating boiler facility and method for improving boiler facility Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 14 Active
US6112676A Pulverized coal burner Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 11 Expired
US6189464A Pulverized coal combustion burner and combustion method thereby Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 10 Expired
US6298796A Fine coal powder combustion method for a fine coal powder combustion burner Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 8 Expired
US7392752B2 Solid fuel boiler and method of operating combustion apparatus Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Expired
US6889619B2 Solid fuel burner, burning method using the same, combustion apparatus and method of operating the combustion apparatus Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Expired
US7213522B2 Solid fuel burner, solid fuel burner combustion method, combustion apparatus and combustion apparatus operation method Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Expired
US6490985B2 Boiler Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US7770528B2 Solid fuel burner, solid fuel burner combustion method, combustion apparatus and combustion apparatus operation method Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Active
US7922480B2 Combustion apparatus and wind box Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US6338304B2 Boiler Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US7553153B2 Burner and combustion method for solid fuels Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Active
US7681508B2 After-air nozzle for two-stage combustion boiler, and a two-stage combustion boiler, boiler and combustion method using the same Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Active
US7665408B2 Solid fuel burner, burning method using the same, combustion apparatus and method of operating the combustion apparatus Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Active
US9970356B2 Atomizer, combustion device including atomizer, and gas turbine plant Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Active
US10520196B2 Cross fire tube with guide ring and angled cooling holes Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Active
US7168374B2 Solid fuel burner, burning method using the same, combustion apparatus and method of operating the combustion apparatus Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Expired
US9599335B2 Solid-fuel burner Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active

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