Patents Assigned to Chiyoda Corporation
  • Patent number: 11243302
    Abstract: A management system for objects under monitoring that is capable of managing the presence of moving objects under monitoring. The management system includes a plurality of beacon terminals, one or more management terminals, and a management server. The beacon terminals are respectively held by the moving objects under monitoring, and each have a unique identifier and broadcast a beacon signal. The one or more management terminals are respectively held by one or more moving bodies moving in one or more areas, receive beacon signals to acquire beacon identifiers and beacon presence information, and acquire location information via a positioning system. The management terminals output beacon information spontaneously or upon request. The management server determines the state of presence of the objects under monitoring in the one or more areas, based on the beacon information acquired from the one or more management terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: CHIYODA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki Hamada, Masaki Kadono, Yoshiaki Katsumata, Shunichi Otagaki, Yasuhisa Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11198092
    Abstract: This invention provides a continuous liquid phase type wet exhaust gas treatment method for removing sulfur oxides from exhaust gas and collecting it as gypsum, which method is simple and humidifying liquid is uniformly sprayed into exhaust gas with it. The method is characterized in that humidifying liquid is injected downwardly in a region where exhaust gas flows vertically downwardly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: CHIYODA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuya Kumagai, Hironobu Marukawa
  • Patent number: 11188762
    Abstract: There is provided a moving body risk assessment device including a moving body detection unit that detects presence or movement of a moving body within an imaging range on the basis of image information imaged in a wavelength region different from a visible region, and a risk assessment unit that assesses a risk to the detected moving body from the image information and a result of the moving body detection obtained by the moving body detection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignees: Konica Minolta, Inc., CHIYODA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Morimoto, Motohiro Asano, Seiichi Tsuzuki, Hiroaki Suzuki, Teruo Hioki, Hideaki Hotta, Akifumi Toki
  • Patent number: 11110371
    Abstract: Provided are: an economically superior protein crystallization method capable of efficiently finding conditions for crystallization by using a small amount of protein; and a crystallization device used for the method. According to the present invention, a transparent sealed container 1 is filled with a solution of protein, a part of the transparent sealed container 1 being formed of a semipermeable membrane 2 with a molecular weight cut-off that inhibits passage of the protein while allowing passage of a precipitant, and then, a precipitant solution with changed concentration and/or pH of the precipitant is continuously supplied to the semipermeable membrane 2, to crystallize the protein with the precipitant that infiltrates from the semipermeable membrane 2 into the sealed container 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignees: CHIYODA CORPORATION, CONFOCAL SCIENCE INC.
    Inventors: Naoki Tanigawa, Hiroaki Tanaka, Sachiko Takahashi, Koji Inaka
  • Patent number: 11065607
    Abstract: A vinylpyridine resin for a catalyst support; a method for producing thereof; and a catalyst for carbonylation of methanol are disclosed. The vinylpyridine resin has: content of nitrogen derived from a pyridine group of 3.00% by mass or more and 8.00% by mass or less; degree of crosslinking of 35% by mole or more and 70% by mole or less; molar ratio C/N of carbon atoms to nitrogen atoms of 12.00 or more and 36.00 or less; total pore volume of 0.20 cc/g or more and 0.45 cc/g or less; specific surface area of 70.0 m2/g or more and 280 m2/g or less; average pore diameter of 5.0 nm or more and 25.0 nm or less; and proportion of a volume of pores having a pore diameter of 10 nm or more to a volume of the whole pores of 4.0% or more and 90.0% or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: CHIYODA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chikako Hashimoto, Ryuichi Kanai, Zhixiong You, Tetsuro Matsumura, Yoichi Umehara
  • Patent number: 11029085
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a BOG processing apparatus. The BOG processing apparatus includes a cooling device, a second cooling device, and a recovery device. The cooling device has a cooling drum, a BOC inlet part introducing the BOG, a first spray spraying LNG in an upward direction, a first filled layer contacting with the LNG and the BOG, a second spray spraying the LNG in a downward direction, a third spray spraying the LNG in a downward direction, a second filled layer adsorbing mist in the BOG, and a mist eliminator eliminating the mist in the BOG.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Chiyoda Corporation
    Inventor: Takeshi Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20200398218
    Abstract: This invention provides a continuous liquid phase type wet exhaust gas treatment method for removing sulfur oxides from exhaust gas and collecting it as gypsum, which method is simple and humidifying liquid is uniformly sprayed into exhaust gas with it. The method is characterized in that humidifying liquid is injected downwardly in a region where exhaust gas flows vertically downwardly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: CHIYODA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuya KUMAGAI, Hironobu MARUKAWA
  • Patent number: 10851313
    Abstract: A method of producing a lower olefin and BTX from stock oils selected from at least two kinds of oils is provided. The method includes a first catalytic cracking step of bringing one stock oil A into contact with a catalytic cracking catalyst; a second catalytic cracking step of bringing one stock oil B, having an aromatic component content smaller than that of the stock oil A, into contact with the catalytic cracking catalyst; and a separation and collection step of collecting the lower olefins and BTX from a product generated in the first and second catalytic cracking steps. A contact time A during which the stock oil A is in contact with the catalytic cracking catalyst in the first catalytic cracking step is longer than a contact time B during which the stock oil B is in contact with the catalytic cracking catalyst in the second catalytic cracking step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignees: ENEOS CORPORATION, CHIYODA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryoji Ida, Yasuyuki Iwasa, Masahide Kobayashi, Yukihiro Yoshiwara, Shinichiro Yanagawa, Yasuhiro Watanabe, Takashi Aozasa, Shinji Hyodo
  • Patent number: 10843115
    Abstract: The impurity removal method removes impurities in an exhaust gas and includes forming a froth layer in a tank, by blowing the exhaust gas into an absorbing liquid contained in the tank via a gas dispersion pipe, wherein, given that a proportion of the gas occupying the froth layer is defined as a gas holdup, impurities such as soot dust included in a gas such as an exhaust gas is removed efficiently and at a low cost by setting a gas holdup in the froth layer to be 0.4˜0.9, setting a height of the froth layer to be 0.2˜1.8 m, and setting a gas-liquid contact area per unit volume of the froth layer to be 1500˜2500 m2/m3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: CHIYODA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takao Kameda, Noboru Takei, Kazuya Kumagai, Sosuke Kido, Masataka Uemura
  • Patent number: 10781752
    Abstract: An inlet air cooling system used in a gas turbine for supplying power to a refrigerant compressor for compressing refrigerant in a natural gas liquefaction plant includes: an inlet air cooler for cooling inlet air of the gas turbine; chiller motors used for a chiller for cooling coolant supplied to the inlet air cooler; a first variable speed driver for supplying electric power to each of the one or more chiller motors; and an electric generator driven by the gas turbine, wherein the electric generator is electrically connected to the first variable speed driver, and electric power generated by the electric generator can be supplied to each of the chiller motors from the first variable speed driver without using a main power line of an electric power system, which enables efficient electric power supply to the motors via the variable speed driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: CHIYODA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshitsugi Kikkawa, Takashi Okano, Satoshi Yasuda, Toshiya Momose, Masanori Kameta
  • Patent number: 10780386
    Abstract: A liquid film dust arrester is installed to face a gas flow containing dust and flowing out from a gas discharge pipe. The arrester includes a gas flow blocking unit arranged vis-à-vis the gas flow, a liquid dispersion unit having a dispersion section arranged at a position near the center of the gas flow blocking unit and upstream relative to the gas flow blocking unit as viewed in the flowing direction of the gas flow so as to face the gas flow blocking unit, a liquid ejection unit having an ejection port disposed vis-à-vis the dispersion section and configured to eject liquid from the ejection port, and a liquid film forming unit. The dispersion section comprises a smooth surface that causes the ejected liquid to flow and disperse on the smooth surface, and the liquid film is formed to face the gas flow flowing through the flow path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: CHIYODA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuya Kumagai, Hirokazu Yasuda, Naobumi Kurosaki
  • Publication number: 20200290028
    Abstract: A vinylpyridine resin for a catalyst support; a method for producing thereof; and a catalyst for carbonylation of methanol are disclosed. The vinylpyridine resin has: content of nitrogen derived from a pyridine group of 3.00% by mass or more and 8.00% by mass or less; degree of crosslinking of 35% by mole or more and 70% by mole or less; molar ratio C/N of carbon atoms to nitrogen atoms of 12.00 or more and 36.00 or less; total pore volume of 0.20 cc/g or more and 0.45 cc/g or less; specific surface area of 70.0 m2/g or more and 280 m2/g or less; average pore diameter of 5.0 nm or more and 25.0 nm or less; and proportion of a volume of pores having a pore diameter of 10 nm or more to a volume of the whole pores of 4.0% or more and 90.0% or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicants: CHIYODA CORPORATION, CHIYODA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chikako Hashimoto, Ryuichi Kanai, Zhixiong You, Tetsuro Matsumura, Yoichi Umehara
  • Patent number: 10745628
    Abstract: A hydrogenation catalyst with a small amount of supported metal that is excellent in stability and inhibition of side reactions is provided. The catalyst hydrogenates an aromatic hydrocarbon compound into an alicyclic hydrocarbon compound, and a Group X metal represented by nickel is supported in a composite support including at least alumina and titania. The composite support preferably includes at least an alumina substrate coated with titania. It is also preferable that the Group X metal is prereduced by hydrogen. In the case that the Group X metal is nickel, the nickel content is preferably 5-35 wt % as nickel oxide in the catalyst. The substrate includes, for example, a porous structure formed by a plurality of needle-shaped or column-shaped intertwined three-dimensionally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: CHIYODA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichi Imagawa, Haruto Kobayashi, Akihiro Muto, Shinichi Inoue
  • Publication number: 20200164310
    Abstract: A flue gas desulfurization system that suppresses accumulation of solids on the bottom surface of the desulfurized flue gas inflow chamber of the system is provided. the system includes an absorber solution chamber so that the flue gas can be blown into the solution, a desulfurized flue gas inflow chamber for receiving the inflow of the desulfurized flue gas, a gas flow pipe penetrating between the absorber solution chamber and the desulfurized flue gas inflow chamber to allow the desulfurized flue gas to pass through the pipe, a cleansing solution feed pipe for feeding cleansing solution into the desulfurized flue gas inflow chamber, and at least one cleansing solution discharge pipe, discharging the fed cleansing solution from the desulfurized flue gas inflow chamber. The desulfurized flue gas inflow chamber has a bottom surface including a protrusion zone having a plurality of protrusions. Each protrusion has an inclined top surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Applicant: CHIYODA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazuya Kumagai
  • Publication number: 20200155998
    Abstract: There are provided a downcomer pipe that can achieve suppression of accumulation of deposits in use and simplification of operation when being installed into a partition wall, an installation member and a desulfurization apparatus. The downcomer pipe comprises a pipe-shaped member and an installation member for installing the pipe-shaped member into the partition wall. The installation member includes a pipe-shaped part whose inner wall is to be brought into contact with the outer wall of the pipe-shaped member and a protruding part arranged on the outer wall of the pipe-shaped part, the pipe-shaped part and the protruding part constituting an integrated member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Applicant: CHIYODA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuya Kumagai, Naobumi Kurosaki
  • Patent number: 10625940
    Abstract: A system and a method which allow an easy shipment and receipt of construction materials and an easy retrieval of the same, as well as an easy acquisition of position information of construction materials. The system includes: an identification information holding medium which holds identification information of the construction material; a moving body that acquires first position information which is position information of the moving body and also acquires identification information; material data storage unit for storing the first position information in association with the identification information; and retrieval unit for retrieving the identification information in the material data storage unit. The display unit displays the first position information associated with the identification information retrieved by the retrieval unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: CHIYODA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoki Shimizu, Hiroyuki Iwamoto, Yasuyuki Maeda, Eiji Takahashi, Takayuki Naito
  • Patent number: 10598313
    Abstract: A working sheath tube (1) is used when a renovating operation of a pump-discharge pipe (4) branched from a peripheral wall (33) of a tubular barrel (3) inserted into a tank (2) in which a fuel is retained. The working sheath tube has a bottomed tubular shape which can be inserted into the barrel, and has a working space thereinside. A insertion hole (15a) into which a closing member (7) for closing a pump-discharge pipe is inserted is provided on and penetrates a sheath tube peripheral wall (15). While the sheath tube is inserted into the barrel, the insertion hole faces an opening of the pump-discharge pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Chiyoda Corporation
    Inventors: Kingo Kasada, Hidenori Muramatsu, Hiroaki Suzuki, Toshitake Sakurai, Keiichi Uchiyama
  • Publication number: 20200070064
    Abstract: Provided are: an economically superior protein crystallization method capable of efficiently finding conditions for crystallization by using a small amount of protein; and a crystallization device used for the method. According to the present invention, a transparent sealed container 1 is filled with a solution of protein, a part of the transparent sealed container 1 being formed of a semipermeable membrane 2 with a molecular weight cut-off that inhibits passage of the protein while allowing passage of a precipitant, and then, a precipitant solution with changed concentration and/or pH of the precipitant is continuously supplied to the semipermeable membrane 2, to crystallize the protein with the precipitant that infiltrates from the semipermeable membrane 2 into the sealed container 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicants: CHIYODA CORPORATION, CONFOCAL SCIENCE INC.
    Inventors: Naoki TANIGAWA, Hiroaki TANAKA, Sachiko TAKAHASHI, Koji INAKA
  • Patent number: 10556229
    Abstract: A lower olefin by using a zeolite catalyst, a composite catalyst capable of further extending the lifetime of catalytic activity, a method for producing the composite catalyst, a method for producing a lower olefin by using the composite catalyst, and a method for regenerating a composite catalyst in the method for producing a lower olefin are provided. The composite catalyst is a catalyst for producing a lower olefin from a hydrocarbon feedstock. This composite catalyst is constituted of a zeolite being a crystalline aluminosilicate containing gallium and iron or iron and further having a framework with 8- to 12-membered ring, and of silicon dioxide. By using the composite catalyst, a lower olefin can be continuously produced over a long period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: CHIYODA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinya Hodoshima, Fuyuki Yagi, Azusa Motomiya, Shuhei Wakamatsu
  • Patent number: 10549267
    Abstract: Provided are zeolite catalysts that allow reactions to proceed at temperatures as low as possible when lower olefins are produced from hydrocarbon feedstocks with low boiling points such as light naphtha, make it possible to make propylene yield higher than ethylene yield in the production of lower olefins, and have long lifetime. The zeolite catalysts are used in the production of lower olefins from hydrocarbon feedstocks with low boiling points such as light naphtha. The zeolite catalysts are MFI-type crystalline aluminosilicates containing iron atoms and have molar ratios of iron atoms to total moles of iron atoms and aluminum atoms in the range from 0.4 to 0.7. The use of the zeolite catalysts make it possible to increase propylene yield, to lower reaction temperatures, and to extend catalyst lifetime.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: CHIYODA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinya Hodoshima, Fuyuki Yagi, Azusa Motomiya, Shuhei Wakamatsu, Sachio Asaoka