Patents by Inventor Takashi Kamijo

Takashi Kamijo 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).

  • Publication number: 20190030480
    Abstract: A reclaiming device that separates an absorption liquid from a coexisting material other than an absorbent includes: a gas-liquid separator that accepts the absorption liquid to be reclaimed together with water and separates the absorption liquid into a non-volatile material and a vaporized material; a first discharged liquid line that introduces a first discharged liquid discharged from the gas-liquid separator into the gas-liquid separator at a position below an absorption liquid introduction port; a first heater, disposed on the first discharged liquid line, that heats the first discharged liquid; a second discharged liquid line that introduces a second discharged liquid discharged from the gas-liquid separator into the gas-liquid separator at a position below a first discharged liquid introduction port; and a mixing tank, disposed on the second discharged liquid line, that mixes the second discharged liquid with an alkaline agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tanaka, Takuya Hirata, Takashi Kamijo, Tatsuya Tsujiuchi
  • Publication number: 20190022575
    Abstract: A CO2 recovery device includes an advanced desulfurization-cooling column that removes sulfur oxides in an exhaust gas and reduces a temperature of the exhaust gas; a CO2 absorption column that removes CO2 in the exhaust gas by bringing the CO2 into contact with a CO2 absorption liquid; and a regeneration column that recovers the CO2 by causing the CO2 absorption liquid to release the CO2 while regenerating the CO2 absorption liquid, and feeds the regenerated CO2 absorption liquid to the CO2 absorption column, where the advanced desulfurization-cooling column includes a circulating line that supplies and circulates a desulfurization-cooling circulation liquid used in order to conduct desulfurization and cooling from a lower part to an upper part of the advanced desulfurization-cooling column, a deep SOx recovery packed bed, and a first cooler that cools the circulation liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tanaka, Takuya Hirata, Takashi Kamijo, Tatsuya Tsujiuchi
  • Publication number: 20190001261
    Abstract: The present invention includes: a CO2 absorption part 141 including a first absorption section 141A for absorbing CO2 from exhaust gas and a second absorption section 141B that is located below the first absorption section 141A, arranged vertically within a CO2 absorption tower 14 for absorbing CO2 from exhaust gas 11B containing CO2; and a first absorption liquid extraction line L11 that is provided between the first absorption section 141A and the second absorption section 141B, and that is for extracting, from the absorption tower 14, a CO2 absorption liquid that has absorbed CO2 in the exhaust gas at the first absorption section 141A, and for resupplying the CO2 absorption liquid after being cooled to the second absorption section 141B within the absorption tower 14, wherein an extraction position X of the first absorption liquid extraction line L11 for extracting the CO2 absorption liquid from the absorption tower 14 has both a peak liquid temperature in a reaction temperature distribution for the CO2 ab
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINEERING, LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Tsujiuchi, Takashi Kamijo, Takahito Yonekawa, Osamu Miyamoto
  • Patent number: 10160173
    Abstract: A method of producing a thin polarizing film having an excellent polarization degree includes, forming a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin layer on a thermoplastic resin substrate to prepare a laminate, subjecting the laminate to underwater stretching in an aqueous solution of boric acid and stretching the laminate while drying the laminate after the underwater stretching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiro Mori, Minoru Miyatake, Takashi Kamijo, Shusaku Goto, Takeharu Kitagawa
  • Patent number: 10151540
    Abstract: There is provided a large-sized reboiler that can achieve space saving and reduction in plant cost. Specifically, there is provided a large-sized reboiler comprising a vessel of which a liquid is supplied from a lower part and a vaporized gas is discharged from an upper part; and a heat transfer tube group arranged in such a manner that a void penetrating in the up-and-down direction is formed in the vessel, wherein a maximum length of a cross-sectional figure of a flow path for the liquid exceeds 2 m, and the void occupies 5 to 10% of an area of the cross-sectional figure of the flow path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINEERING, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Kondo, Hiromitsu Nagayasu, Takashi Kamijo, Osamu Miyamoto
  • Patent number: 10137407
    Abstract: An absorbent is prepared by dissolving in water 1) monoethanolamine (MEA) and 2) a primary amine represented by the following formula (1) and having high steric hindrance. Releasability of CO2 or H2S during regeneration of the absorbent is thereby improved, and the amount of water vapor used during regeneration of the absorbent in a facility for recovering CO2 or H2S can be reduced. R1 to R3: H or a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, at least one of R1 to R3 being a hydrocarbon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignees: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINEERING, LTD., THE KANSAI ELECTRIC POWER CO., INC.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tanaka, Hiromitsu Nagayasu, Takuya Hirata, Tsuyoshi Oishi, Takashi Kamijo
  • Patent number: 10101514
    Abstract: Provided is a laminate comprising a thermoplastic resin substrate and a polyvinyl alcohol based resin layer formed on the thermoplastic resin substrate, being used to form a polarizing film of the polyvinyl alcohol based resin layer treated with a post-process comprising at least a dyeing step of dyeing the polyvinyl alcohol based resin layer with a dichroic material, the post-process being performed after the polyvinyl alcohol based resin layer formed on the thermoplastic resin substrate is stretched together with the thermoplastic resin substrate, wherein the polyvinyl alcohol based resin layer comprises a polyvinyl alcohol based resin and a halide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shusaku Goto, Minoru Miyatake, Takashi Kamijo, Satoru Kunikata
  • Publication number: 20180280867
    Abstract: An absorbent liquid which absorbs at least one of CO2 and H2S from a gas, including a secondary linear monoamine; a tertiary linear monoamine or a sterically hindered primary monoamine; and a secondary cyclic diamine, wherein a concentration of each of the secondary linear monoamine, the tertiary linear monoamine or the sterically hindered primary monoamine; and the secondary cyclic diamine is less than 30% by weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicants: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd., The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tanaka, Takuya Hirata, Masami Kondo, Takashi Kamijo, Tatsuya Tsujiuchi
  • Publication number: 20180257021
    Abstract: A CO2 recovery device includes: a CO2 absorption tower in which CO2 included in an exhaust gas is absorbed by a CO2 absorption liquid; and a CO2 absorption liquid regeneration tower that heats and regenerates the CO2 absorption liquid that has absorbed CO2. The CO2 absorption liquid regeneration tower includes: a main body part in which the CO2 absorption liquid is temporarily stored; a boot part provided downward from a tank end of the main body part, having a relatively smaller capacity than the main body part; a flowmeter provided to the boot part, and measuring the liquid surface level of the CO2 absorption liquid that changes between the main body part and the boot part; and a control device controlling the liquid surface level of the CO2 absorption liquid between the main body part and the boot part on the basis of the measurement result of the flowmeter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Osamu Miyamoto, Takashi Kamijo, Tsuyoshi Oishi, Shimpei Kawasaki
  • Publication number: 20180188421
    Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive layer-attached polarizing film of the invention includes: a polarizing film; and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer provided on the polarizing film, wherein the polarizing film includes a polarizer and a transparent protective film provided on only one side of the polarizer, the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is provided on a side of the polarizer where the transparent protective film is absent, and the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is made of a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition containing a (meth)acryl-based polymer (A) and an alkali metal salt (B). The pressure-sensitive adhesive layer-attached polarizing film has a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer with an antistatic function and satisfactory durability and whose optical properties are less likely to be degraded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi Yasui, Yuusuke Toyama, Tomoyuki Kimura, Masayuki Satake, Shusaku Goto, Takeharu Kitagawa, Minoru Miyatake, Tomohiro Mori, Takashi Kamijo
  • Patent number: 9993767
    Abstract: A CO2 recovery device includes: a CO2 absorption tower in which CO2 included in an exhaust gas is absorbed by a CO2 absorption liquid; and a CO2 absorption liquid regeneration tower that heats and regenerates the CO2 absorption liquid that has absorbed CO2. The CO2 absorption liquid regeneration tower includes: a main body part in which the CO2 absorption liquid is temporarily stored; a boot part provided downward from a tank end of the main body part, having a relatively smaller capacity than the main body part; a flowmeter provided to the boot part, and measuring the liquid surface level of the CO2 absorption liquid that changes between the main body part and the boot part; and a control device controlling the liquid surface level of the CO2 absorption liquid between the main body part and the boot part on the basis of the measurement result of the flowmeter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Osamu Miyamoto, Takashi Kamijo, Tsuyoshi Oishi, Shimpei Kawasaki
  • Publication number: 20180117524
    Abstract: Included are a CO2 absorber for removing CO2 from a CO2-containing flue gas with a CO2 absorbent, an absorbent regenerator for regenerating the absorbent, a rich solution supply line for supplying the rich solution from the absorber to a rich solution supply portion of the regenerator, a rich/lean solution heat exchanger for exchanging heat between the rich solution and the lean solution, a first rich solution dividing line for dividing the rich solution at a first dividing portion in the rich solution supply line and supplying the divided rich solution at a first supply position on a side wall of the regenerator, a first rich solution heat exchanger for preheating the divided rich solution, and a first flow rate control device for controlling a flow rate of the divided rich solution such that the rich solution is preheated to a predetermined temperature in the first rich solution heat exchanger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Tsujiuchi, Takashi Kamijo, Masayuki Inui, Osamu Miyamoto
  • Patent number: 9914088
    Abstract: A CO2 recovery unit for recovery and removal of CO2 in a CO2-containing flue gas using a CO2-absorbent within a CO2 absorber is provided. The CO2 absorber includes a CO2-absorbing unit for the absorption of CO2 in a CO2-containing flue gas, a main water rinsing unit that is provided on a gas flow downstream side of the CO2-absorbing unit and that uses rinsing water to recover the accompanying CO2-absorbent while cooling decarbonated flue gas, and a preliminary water rinsing unit provided between the CO2-absorbing unit and the main water rinsing unit. A portion of the rinsing water containing the CO2-absorbent that is circulated in the main water rinsing unit is withdrawn and is subjected to preliminary water rinsing in the preliminary water rinsing unit. The preliminary rinsing water is allowed to meet with a CO2-absorbent while allowing the rinsing water to directly flow down on the CO2-absorbing unit side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignees: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., THE KANSAI ELECTRIC POWER CO., INC.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tanaka, Hiromitsu Nagayasu, Takuya Hirata, Tsuyoshi Oishi, Takashi Kamijo
  • Patent number: 9901872
    Abstract: An air pollution control system includes CO2 absorber that removes CO2, and an absorbent regenerator that releases CO2 from the amine absorbent. The CO2 absorber is equipped with a CO2 absorption unit that absorbs CO2 in the flue gas by the amine absorbent (lean solution), and a water-repellent filter unit that is provided on an upper part (gas flow downstream) side of the CO2 absorption unit and collects the mist amine absorbent accompanied by the CO2-free flue gas. The mist amine accompanied by the CO2-free flue gas is collected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiromitsu Nagayasu, Takashi Kamijo, Yuichiro Sato, Takuya Hirata, Hiroshi Tanaka, Kouji Horizoe
  • Patent number: 9901873
    Abstract: CO2 absorber includes a CO2 absorbing section in which a CO2-containing flue gas and a CO2 absorbent are brought into contact with each other to remove CO2, and an aqueous cleaning section in which a decarbonated flue gas and rinsing water are brought into contact with each other to remove an accompanying substance. A lean solution is re-used in the absorber. The CO2 recovery device includes a degassing basin which is interposed in a rich solution supply line that supplies the rich solution from the CO2 absorber to the absorbent regenerator, and which includes a retaining section configured to remove oxygen in the rich solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Oishi, Hiromitsu Nagayasu, Hiroshi Tanaka, Takuya Hirata, Takashi Kamijo, Daisuke Shimada
  • Patent number: 9789437
    Abstract: A CO2 recovery device is provided with a CO2 absorption tower and an absorption-solution regeneration tower. The CO2 absorption tower includes: a CO2 absorption section in which CO2-containing flue gas is brought into contact with a CO2 absorption solution, namely a basic-amine-compound absorption solution, so as to remove CO2 from the CO2-containing flue gas; and a water-washing section in which decarbonated flue gas from which CO2 has been removed is brought into contact with washing water so as to remove accompanying substances accompanying the decarbonated flue gas. The absorption-solution regeneration tower regenerates the CO2 absorption solution that has absorbed CO2. This CO2 recovery device, in which a lean solution from which CO2 has been removed is reused in the CO2 absorption tower, has an aldehyde-removing agent supply unit that supplies a sulfite-compound aldehyde removing agent to a circulating washing-water line that circulates the washing water to the water-washing section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tanaka, Hiromitsu Nagayasu, Takuya Hirata, Tsuyoshi Oishi, Takashi Kamijo
  • Patent number: 9744750
    Abstract: A method of producing an optical panel assembly including the polarizing film in a continuous manner by laminating a polarizing film to a surface of a rectangular-shaped optical panel, is disclosed. The polarizing film is formed by performing a step of subjecting a laminate including a continuous web of a thermoplastic resin substrate and a PVA type resin layer formed on the substrate, to a 2-stage stretching consisting of a preliminary in-air stretching and an in-boric-acid-solution stretching, to reduce a thickness of the PVA type resin layer to 10 ?m or less, and a step of causing a dichroic material to be absorbed in the PVA type resin layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeharu Kitagawa, Takuya Nakazono, Shusaku Goto, Minoru Miyatake, Tomohiro Mori, Takashi Kamijo
  • Patent number: 9690011
    Abstract: There is provided a polarizing film that is excellent in external appearance and can contribute to the improvement of the display characteristics of an image display apparatus. A polarizing film according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin film containing iodine. The polarizing film has a ratio I2/I1 between an iodine concentration I1 on one surface and an iodine concentration I2 on another surface of 3.0 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shusaku Goto, Takashi Kamijo, Minoru Miyatake
  • Patent number: 9623366
    Abstract: A CO2 recovery system includes an absorption apparatus that brings a CO2 absorption liquid into contact with an exhaust gas treated by a pre-treatment apparatus so that CO2 in the exhaust gas is absorbed into the CO2 absorption liquid; a regeneration apparatus that separates CO2 from the CO2 absorption liquid; an absorption liquid circulation path that circulates the CO2 absorption liquid between the absorption apparatus and the regeneration apparatus; and an impurity removal unit that removes impurities having a high concentration in the absorption liquid circulation path, in the absorption liquid circulation path and/or in the pre-treatment apparatus in advance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Tsujiuchi, Takahito Yonekawa, Shintaro Honjo, Masayuki Inui, Koji Nakayama, Takashi Kamijo, Hiromitsu Nagayasu
  • Publication number: 20170100693
    Abstract: A CO2 recovery device includes: a CO2 absorption tower in which CO2 included in an exhaust gas is absorbed by a CO2 absorption liquid; and a CO2 absorption liquid regeneration tower that heats and regenerates the CO2 absorption liquid that has absorbed CO2. The CO2 absorption liquid regeneration tower includes: a main body part in which the CO2 absorption liquid is temporarily stored; a boot part provided downward from a mirror surface part of the main body part, having a relatively smaller capacity than the main body part; a flowmeter provided to the boot part, and measuring the liquid surface level of the CO2 absorption liquid that changes between the main body part and the boot part; and a control device controlling the liquid surface level of the CO2 absorption liquid between the main body part and the boot part on the basis of the measurement result of the flowmeter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Osamu Miyamoto, Takashi Kamijo, Tsuyoshi Oishi, Shimpei Kawasaki