Patents by Inventor Mitsuaki Hirokawa

Mitsuaki Hirokawa 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: 8361318
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a spiral separation membrane element that can reduce the pressure loss of a feed-side channel and be much less vulnerable to the problem of inhibition or blockage of the flow in the feed-side channel. The spiral separation membrane element includes one or more separation membranes, one or more feed-side channel components, one or more permeation-side channel components, and a perforated hollow core tube around which the separation membranes, the feed-side channel components and the permeation-side channel components are wrapped, wherein the feed-side channel component is a net formed by fusion bonding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichi Chikura, Satoru Ishihara, Mitsuaki Hirokawa, Yasuhiro Uda
  • Publication number: 20100108593
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a spiral separation membrane element that can reduce the pressure loss of a feed-side channel and be much less vulnerable to the problem of inhibition or blockage of the flow in the feed-side channel. The spiral separation membrane element includes one or more separation membranes, one or more feed-side channel components, one or more permeation-side channel components, and a perforated hollow core tube around which the separation membranes, the feed-side channel components and the permeation-side channel components are wrapped, wherein the feed-side channel component is a net formed by fusion bonding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventors: Shinichi Chikura, Satoru Ishihara, Mitsuaki Hirokawa, Yasuhiro Uda
  • Publication number: 20100096316
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a spiral separation membrane element that can reduce the pressure loss of a feed-side channel and be much less vulnerable to the problem of inhibition or blockage of the flow in the feed-side channel. The spiral separation membrane element includes one or more separation membranes, one or more feed-side channel components, one or more permeation-side channel components, and a perforated hollow core tube around which the separation membranes, the feed-side channel components and the permeation-side channel components are wrapped, wherein the feed-side channel component is a net formed by fusion bonding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Inventors: Shinichi Chikura, Satoru Ishihara, Mitsuaki Hirokawa, Yasuhiro Uda
  • Publication number: 20070175812
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a spiral separation membrane element that can reduce the pressure loss of a feed-side channel and be much less vulnerable to the problem of inhibition or blockage of the flow in the feed-side channel. The spiral separation membrane element includes one or more separation membranes, one or more feed-side channel components, one or more permeation-side channel components, and a perforated hollow core tube around which the separation membranes, the feed-side channel components and the permeation-side channel components are wrapped, wherein the feed-side channel component is a net formed by fusion bonding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2005
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichi Chikura, Satoru Ishihara, Mitsuaki Hirokawa, Yasuhiro Uda
  • Publication number: 20040195164
    Abstract: A spiral separation membrane element effective in reducing the pressure loss around core tube perforated parts, which is problematic especially in low-pressure operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2004
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsuaki Hirokawa, Masaaki Ando, Shinichi Chikura, Satoru Ishihara
  • Publication number: 20040182774
    Abstract: A spiral separation membrane element which can attain a reduced pressure loss in the feed-side passage and is difficult to encounter the problem of flow inhibition or clogging in the feed-side passage. The spiral separation membrane element comprises a perforated cored central tube and, wound therearound, one or more separation membranes, one or more feed-side passage materials, and one or more permeation-side passage materials, wherein the feed-side passage materials each have warps 1 extending almost parallel with the direction of flow of a feed liquid and wefts 2 which are thinner than the warps 1, and a ratio of a pitch of the warps L1 to a pitch of the wefts L2 being from 1/1.5 to 1/6.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2004
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsuaki Hirokawa, Masaaki Ando, Shinichi Chikura, Satoru Ishihara
  • Publication number: 20040182775
    Abstract: A spiral separation membrane element which can attain a reduced pressure loss in the permeation-side passage and is effective especially when the feed-side pressure is low, is disclosed. The spiral separation membrane element comprises a perforated core tube and, wound therearound, one or more separation membranes, one or more feed-side passage materials, and one or more permeation-side passage materials, wherein the permeation-side passage materials each have warps 1 extending almost parallel with the direction of flow of a permeated liquid and wefts 2 fixed to the warps 1, a ratio of a pitch (width of each warp+distance between the opposed sides of adjacent warps) to a distance between the opposed sides of adjacent warps (w2/w1) is 1.1/1 to 3/1, and a ratio of a thickness of the passage material to a distance between the opposed sides of adjacent warps (t/w1) is 0.25/1 to 1.25/1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2004
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsuaki Hirokawa, Masaaki Ando, Shinichi Chikura, Satoru Ishihara