US Patent Application 18127694. CULTURING METHOD AND CULTURING DEVICE simplified abstract

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CULTURING METHOD AND CULTURING DEVICE

Organization Name

Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

Inventor(s)

Minoru Goto of Wako-shi (JP)

Nozomi Shiobara of Wako-shi (JP)

Shohei Kinoshita of Wako-shi (JP)

Mizuho Doi of Wako-shi (JP)

Kenji Machida of Wako-shi (JP)

Satoshi Shiozaki of Wako-shi (JP)

CULTURING METHOD AND CULTURING DEVICE - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18127694 titled 'CULTURING METHOD AND CULTURING DEVICE

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes a device for culturing microalgae.

  • The device includes an accommodation unit and a convection generating unit.
  • The microalgae are cultured in the accommodation unit.
  • The convection generating unit generates convection in the culturing solution.
  • During culturing, a pump draws a portion of the culturing solution through collection pipes.
  • The drawn-in culturing solution is then discharged back into the accommodation unit.


Original Abstract Submitted

A culturing device is equipped with an accommodation unit, and a convection generating unit provided in the accommodation unit. In the accommodation unit, microalgae are cultured while the convection generating unit generates convection in the culturing solution in the accommodation unit. During the culturing, a portion of the culturing solution is drawn in through collection pipes by the pump. Thereafter, the culturing solution that was drawn in is discharged from the collection pipes into the culturing solution inside the accommodation unit.