Patents by Inventor Toshitaka Hiro

Toshitaka Hiro 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: 20100286423
    Abstract: A nickel-containing film-forming material including a compound represented by a structure of the following formula (1). In the formula (1), R1 and R2 are each independently a hydrogen atom or a group represented by a structure of the following formula (2), a and b are each an integer of 0 to 4, and a and b satisfy the condition of 0<a+b?4 with the exception of a case where R1 and R2 are both hydrogen atoms. In the formula (2), R3, R4 and R5 are each independently an alkyl group of 1 to 2 carbon atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2008
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: Showa Denko K.K.
    Inventors: Toshitaka Hiro, Takamitsu Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 7696377
    Abstract: It is the objective to provide a method of stabilizing hydroxylamine at a high temperature and a high concentration or in a case that metal impurities such as Fe got mixed therewith, and a stabilized hydroxylamine solution. A method for stabilizing hydroxylamine related to the present invention is characterized by adding ethylenediamine-N,N?-di(o-hydroxyphenylacetic acid) as a preservation stabilizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Showa Denko K.K.
    Inventors: Takanori Aoki, Toshitaka Hiro
  • Patent number: 7491846
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a process for producing a hydroxylamine by reacting a salt of hydroxylamine with an alkali compound, where the yield reduction due to formation of a complex between the produced hydroxylamine and a salt produced as a by-product or adsorption of the hydroxylamine to the by-product salt is decreased, and a high-concentration and high-purity hydroxylamine is safely produced at a high yield. The process for producing a hydroxylamine of the present invention comprises a reaction step of reacting a salt of hydroxylamine with an alkali compound to obtain a hydroxylamine while keeping the reaction solution at a pH of 7 or more, a purification step of purifying the hydroxylamine by ion exchange, and a concentration step of concentrating the hydroxylamine by distillation at the column bottom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: Showa Denko K.K.
    Inventors: Takanori Aoki, Toshitaka Hiro
  • Publication number: 20090043125
    Abstract: It is the objective to provide a method of stabilizing hydroxylamine at a high temperature and a high concentration or in a case that metal impurities such as Fe got mixed with, and a stabilized hydroxylamine solution. A method for stabilizing hydroxylamine related to the present invention is characterized by adding ethylenediamine-N,N?-di(o-hydroxyphenylacetic acid) as a preservation stabilizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2006
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: Showa Denko K.K.
    Inventors: Takanori Aoki, Toshitaka Hiro
  • Publication number: 20080193362
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a process for producing a hydroxylamine by reacting a salt of hydroxylamine with an alkali compound, where the yield reduction due to formation of a complex between the produced hydroxylamine and a salt produced as a by-product or adsorption of the hydroxylamine to the by-product salt is decreased, and a high-concentration and high-purity hydroxylamine is safely produced at a high yield. The process for producing a hydroxylamine of the present invention comprises a reaction step of reacting a salt of hydroxylamine with an alkali compound to obtain a hydroxylamine while keeping the reaction solution at a pH of 7 or more, a purification step of purifying the hydroxylamine by ion exchange, and a concentration step of concentrating the hydroxylamine by distillation at the column bottom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2004
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Inventors: Takanori Aoki, Toshitaka Hiro
  • Publication number: 20040158107
    Abstract: Processes are provided for producing propargyl alcohol in an industrially advantageous manner. One of the processes comprises reaction of 1,2,3-trichloropropane with 3 equivalents or more of an alkali compound to produce propargyl alcohol. The other process comprises (1) a first step of reaction of 2,3-dichloro-1-propanol with an amine to produce chloroallyl alcohol, and (2) a second step of reaction of the chloroallyl alcohol obtained in the above step (1) with an alkali compound to produce propargyl alcohol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2004
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Applicant: SHOWA DENKO K.K.
    Inventors: Takanori Aoki, Takami Ohe, Haruki Ishikami, Makoto Saito, Toshitaka Hiro
  • Patent number: 6752975
    Abstract: Denitrated combustion exhaust gas is desulfurized with ammonia, the waste water obtained from washing the desulfurization waste water or dust ash is filtered using calcium carbonate, the pH of the filtrate is adjusted, carbon dioxide and/or aqueous carbonic acid is added and then a flocculating agent is added, and ammonia is recovered from the supernatant after precipitation and separation of the solid portion. The recovered ammonia is added to the denitrated gas for treatment of the combustion exhaust gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Assignee: Showa Denko K.K.
    Inventors: Toshio Ohi, Yoshiharu Mizuno, Tatsuharu Arai, Koichi Nishimura, Tsunekichi Kuriyama, Yasuaki Toyomasu, Toshitaka Hiro
  • Patent number: 6743955
    Abstract: Methods for continuously producing 2,3-dichloro-1-propanol (2,3-DCH) and epichlorohydrin in high yields and in a stabel manner for a long time are disclosed. In a method where allyl alcohol is chorinated in a hyrochloric acid solution and the reaction solution is introduced into a degassing tower to release hydrogen chloride and 2,3-DCH is obtained from the remaining solution, the concentraton of chlorine in the reaction mixture to be introduced into the degassing tower is maintaining to 0.015 g/ml or less and/or the partial pressure of chlorine gas in the reactor immediately before the degassing tower to 0.08 MPa or less, by monitoring and/or the partial pressure of chlorine gas in the reactor immediately before the degassing tower to 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2004
    Assignee: Showa Denko K.K.
    Inventors: Toshitaka Hiro, Kazuhiro Sakurai
  • Patent number: 6710213
    Abstract: Processes are provided for producing propargyl alcohol in an industrially advantageous manner. One of the processes comprises reaction of 1,2,3-trichloropropane with 3 equivalents or more of an alkali compound to produce propargyl alcohol. The other process comprises (1) a first step of reaction of 2,3-dichloro-1-propanol with an amine to produce chloroallyl alcohol, and (2) a second step of reaction of the chloroallyl alcohol obtained in the above step (1) with an alkali compound to produce propargyl alcohol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Showa Denko K.K.
    Inventors: Takanori Aoki, Takami Ohe, Haruki Ishikami, Makoto Saito, Toshitaka Hiro
  • Publication number: 20030149311
    Abstract: Methods for continuously producing 2,3-dichloro-1-propanol (2,3-DCH) and epichlorohydrin in high yields and in a stabel manner for a long time are disclosed. In a method where allyl alcohol is chorinated in a hyrochloric acid solution and the reaction solution is introduced into a degassing tower to release hydrogen chloride and 2,3-DCH is obtained from the remaining solution, the concentraton of chlorine in the reaction mixture to be introduced into the degassing tower is maintaining to 0.015 g/ml or less and/or the partial pressure of chlorine gas in the reactor immediately before the degassing tower to 0.08 MPa or less, by monitoring and/or the partial pressure of chlorine gas in the reactor immediately before the degassing tower to 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2002
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Inventors: Toshitaka Hiro, Kazuhiro Sakurai
  • Publication number: 20020155038
    Abstract: Denitrated combustion exhaust gas is desulfurized with ammonia, the waste water obtained from washing the desulfurization waste water or dust ash is filtered using calcium carbonate, the pH of the filtrate is adjusted, carbon dioxide and/or aqueous carbonic acid is added and then a flocculating agent is added, and ammonia is recovered from the supernatant after precipitation and separation of the solid portion. The recovered ammonia is added to the denitrated gas for treatment of the combustion exhaust gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2002
    Publication date: October 24, 2002
    Inventors: Toshio Ohi, Yoshiharu Mizuno, Tatsuharu Arai, Koichi Nishimura, Tsunekichi Kuriyama, Yasuaki Toyomasu, Toshitaka Hiro
  • Patent number: 6414204
    Abstract: In a process for production of allyl chloride whereby allyl alcohol and hydrogen chloride are reacted in the presence of a catalyst and the resulting allyl chloride is distilled off from the reaction system, the by-production of diallyl ether is suppressed by lowering the molar concentration ratio of hydrogen chloride with respect to allyl alcohol in the reaction solution ([AAL]½/[HCL]).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2002
    Assignee: Showa Denko K.K.
    Inventors: Kenji Usui, Shoichi Oishi, Toshitaka Hiro, Tatsuharu Arai
  • Publication number: 20020045784
    Abstract: In a process for production of allyl chloride whereby allyl alcohol and hydrogen chloride are reacted in the presence of a catalyst and the resulting allyl chloride is distilled off from the reaction system, the by-production of diallyl ether is suppressed by lowering the molar concentration ratio of hydrogen chloride with respect to allyl alcohol in the reaction solution ([AAL]½/[HCL]).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2001
    Publication date: April 18, 2002
    Inventors: Kenji Usui, Shoichi Oishi, Toshitaka Hiro, Tatsuharu Arai
  • Publication number: 20020010377
    Abstract: Processes are provided for producing propargyl alcohol in an industrially advantageous manner. One of the processes comprises reaction of 1,2,3-trichloropropane with 3 equivalents or more of an alkali compound to produce propargyl alcohol. The other process comprises (1) a first step of reaction of 2,3-dichloro-1-propanol with an amine to produce chloroallyl alcohol, and (2) a second step of reaction of the chloroallyl alcohol obtained in the above step (1) with an alkali compound to produce propargyl alcohol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2001
    Publication date: January 24, 2002
    Inventors: Takanori Aoki, Takami Ohe, Haruki Ishikami, Makoto Saito, Toshitaka Hiro