Patents by Inventor Akinori Odan

Akinori Odan 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: 5376257
    Abstract: A process for feed oil refining for production of lubricating oil, by using an equipment for lubricating oil production including a fulfural refining unit, a hydrotreating unit and a ketone dewaxing unit, all connected in series. In this process, operations associated with the switch of feed oil are conducted by carrying out the first to seventh step groups successively. Each step group is initiated when a given time has passed since the start of the previous step group, or when the value of a particular measurement item has reached a target value, or when the value of a particular measurement item has shown a change. First, in the first step group, the amount of feed oil supplied to each unit, etc. is adjusted and, in the second step group, the feed oil to the furfural refining unit is switched.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 27, 1994
    Assignee: Nippon Petroleum Refining Company, Limited
    Inventors: Akinori Odan, Noboru Shimizu, Norihiko Ageishi
  • Patent number: 4559007
    Abstract: The concentration of nitrogen oxides contained in exhaust combustion gases is decreased by feeding into the combustion system within a heating furnace the combination of an ammonium compound and a phenol compound, the combination of Fluid Catalytic Cracking gasoline tank bottom water or water obtained after washing Fluid Catalytic Cracking gasoline and an ammonium compound, or FCC overhead condensate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1981
    Date of Patent: December 17, 1985
    Assignee: Nippon Petroleum Refining Company, Limited
    Inventors: Mitsuo Hashimoto, Yasuo Watanabe, Fumio Mama, Akinori Odan