Patents by Inventor Eri Ito
Eri Ito 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).
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Patent number: 11084997Abstract: Process for preparing a diesel fuel composition comprising the steps of: (i) blending a Fischer-Tropsch derived gasoil with a petroleum derived gasoil to form a blended gasoil which is compliant with the EN590 specification, wherein the Fischer-Tropsch derived gasoil has a density of 0.8 g/cm3 or less and wherein the petroleum derived gasoil is derived from naphthenic high density petroleum crude oil and has a density at 15° C. of 0.84 g/cm3 or greater and a naphthenics content of 30 wt % or greater; and (ii) mixing the blended gasoil produced in step (i) with a diesel base fuel to form a diesel fuel composition, wherein the diesel fuel composition has a density at 15° C. in the range from 0.820 g/cm3 to 0.845 g/cm3.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2016Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: SHELL OIL COMPANYInventors: Richard John Price, Matthias Mundt, Roger Francis Cracknell, Eri Ito, Marcello Stefano Rigutto, Aldo Caiazzo
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Patent number: 10221273Abstract: A contact lens is provided as hydrate of a copolymer of at least three components including (I) both terminal-polymerizable silicone oligomer exhibiting viscosity of at least 200 mPa·s at room temperature, (II) a hydrophilic monomer component having ethylenically unsaturated group, and (III) a hydrophobic monomer component having molecular weight of at most 700, wherein the lens exhibits an elastic-modulus ratio determined as ratio of a rupture elastic modulus to an initial elastic modulus in range of 0.8-1.2. The contact lens is transparent and by combination of high oxygen permeability and balance between softness and mechanical properties. The lens is produced through a process including steps of stirring material-liquid including at least three components of the above-mentioned (I), (II) and (III) under stirring power of 5-10000 W/m3 per unit volume of the material-liquid for at least 10 minutes, and injecting stirred material-liquid into a lens mold to polymerize material-liquid.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2015Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: MENICON CO., LTD.Inventors: Eri Ito, Katsuhiro Yamamoto
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Patent number: 10214698Abstract: A method providing for the selective hydroprocessing of cracked naphtha feedstock to make a low-sulfur gasoline blending component. The method includes the use of two catalytic distillation stages in combination with two stripping columns and two fixed-bed reactors integrated in a novel arrangement so as to provide for the treatment of cracked naphtha feedstock that has a high sulfur concentration to yield exceptionally low-sulfur light cracked naphtha and heavy cracked naphtha products. The desulfurized light and heavy cracked naphtha are produced with a minimal amount of hydrogenation of the olefin content and at may suitably be used as gasoline blending components.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2016Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: SHELL OIL COMPANYInventors: Richard Gene Nelson, Raymond William Chafin, II, Richard Carey Green, Eri Ito, David William Sacks, Gerald Max Lawrence
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Patent number: 10183452Abstract: A contact lens is provided as a hydrate of a copolymer of at least three components including (I) a both terminal-polymerizable silicone oligomer component that forms a hydrophobic region (A) in the copolymer, (II) a hydrophilic component that forms a hydrophilic region (C) in the copolymer, and (III) a hydrophobic monomer component having a molecular weight of at most 700 that forms the hydrophilic region (C) together with the component (II) and also contributes to form an intermediate region (B) which does not solvate with a hydrophilic solvent between the hydrophobic region (A) and hydrophilic region (C), wherein the intermediate region (B) shows a volume rate of 5 to 40% with respect to the region (A) in the copolymer, and the contact lens is transparent and free from bubbles therein.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2015Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: MENICON CO., LTD.Inventors: Eri Ito, Katsuhiro Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20180327680Abstract: Process for preparing a diesel fuel composition comprising the steps of: (i) blending a Fischer-Tropsch derived gasoil with a petroleum derived gasoil to form a blended gasoil which is compliant with the EN590 specification, wherein the Fischer-Tropsch derived gasoil has a density of 0.8 g/cm3 or less and wherein the petroleum derived gasoil is derived from naphthenic high density petroleum crude oil and has a density at 15° C. of 0.84 g/cm3 or greater and a naphthenics content of 30 wt % or greater; and (ii) mixing the blended gasoil produced in step (i) with a diesel base fuel to form a diesel fuel composition, wherein the diesel fuel composition has a density at 15° C. in the range from 0.820 g/cm3 to 0.845 g/cm3.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2016Publication date: November 15, 2018Inventors: Richard John PRICE, Matthias MUNDT, Roger Francis CRACKNELL, Eri ITO, Marcello Stefano RIGUTTO, Aldo CAIAZZO
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Patent number: 10113490Abstract: A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine, which, in the case of intake-side and exhaust-side cleaning controls being performed, is capable of ensuring stable combustion of a mixture when the engine is returned from a decelerating FC operation to a normal operation, thereby making it possible to enhance marketability. The control apparatus for the engine includes an ECU. The ECU performs intake-side cleaning control for controlling an intake cam phase CAIN to a predetermined most advanced value CAIN_ADV so as to increase a valve overlap period of an intake valve and an exhaust valve, and performs exhaust-side cleaning control for controlling an exhaust cam phase CAEX to a predetermined most retarded value CAEX_RET so as to increase the valve overlap period of the intake valve and the exhaust valve. Further, during execution of one of the intake-side and exhaust-side cleaning controls, the ECU inhibits execution of the other.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2015Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yosuke Kosaka, Eri Ito, Masaki Ueno, Yuto Katori
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Patent number: 9825848Abstract: A communication network includes base stations. Each base station includes a BS function unit, a terminal function unit, a transfer unit, and an antenna. The antenna receives first uplink data from a subscriber terminal and downlink data transmitted from another base station and transmits downlink data to another base station or a subscriber terminal. The terminal function unit converts the downlink data received by the antenna to second uplink data. The BS function unit demodulates and outputs the first uplink data or the second uplink data as first data, and modulates input second data into downlink data and transmits the downlink data from the antenna. The transfer unit recognizes a communication destination of the first data, and, when a transfer of the first data is required, outputs the first data to the BS function unit as second data.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2013Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventor: Eri Ito
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Publication number: 20170198077Abstract: A contact lens is provided as hydrate of a copolymer of at least three components including (I) both terminal-polymerizable silicone oligomer exhibiting viscosity of at least 200 mPa·s at room temperature, (II) a hydrophilic monomer component having ethylenically unsaturated group, and (III) a hydrophobic monomer component having molecular weight of at most 700, wherein the lens exhibits an elastic-modulus ratio determined as ratio of a rupture elastic modulus to an initial elastic modulus in range of 0.8-1.2. The contact lens is transparent and by combination of high oxygen permeability and balance between softness and mechanical properties. The lens is produced through a process including steps of stirring material-liquid including at least three components of the above-mentioned (I), (II) and (III) under stirring power of 5-10000 W/m3 per unit volume of the material-liquid for at least 10 minutes, and injecting stirred material-liquid into a lens mold to polymerize material-liquid.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2015Publication date: July 13, 2017Applicant: MENICON CO., LTD.Inventors: Eri ITO, Katsuhiro YAMAMOTO
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Publication number: 20170190126Abstract: A contact lens is provided as a hydrate of a copolymer of at least three components including (I) a both terminal-polymerizable silicone oligomer component that forms a hydrophobic region (A) in the copolymer, (II) a hydrophilic component that forms a hydrophilic region (C) in the copolymer, and (III) a hydrophobic monomer component having a molecular weight of at most 700 that forms the hydrophilic region (C) together with the component (II) and also contributes to form an intermediate region (B) which does not solvate with a hydrophilic solvent between the hydrophobic region (A) and hydrophilic region (C), wherein the intermediate region (B) shows a volume rate of 5 to 40% with respect to the region (A) in the copolymer, and the contact lens is transparent and free from bubbles therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2015Publication date: July 6, 2017Applicant: MENICON CO., LTD.Inventors: Eri ITO, Katsuhiro YAMAMOTO
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Publication number: 20170114728Abstract: A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine, which, in the case of intake-side and exhaust-side cleaning controls being performed, is capable of ensuring stable combustion of a mixture when the engine is returned from a decelerating FC operation to a normal operation, thereby making it possible to enhance marketability. The control apparatus for the engine includes an ECU. The ECU performs intake-side cleaning control for controlling an intake cam phase CAIN to a predetermined most advanced value CAIN_ADV so as to increase a valve overlap period of an intake valve and an exhaust valve, and performs exhaust-side cleaning control for controlling an exhaust cam phase CAEX to a predetermined most retarded value CAEX_RET so as to increase the valve overlap period of the intake valve and the exhaust valve. Further, during execution of one of the intake-side and exhaust-side cleaning controls, the ECU inhibits execution of the other.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2015Publication date: April 27, 2017Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yosuke Kosaka, Eri Ito, Masaki Ueno, Yuto Katori
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Publication number: 20170101591Abstract: A method providing for the selective hydroproces sing of cracked naphtha feedstock to make a low-sulfur gasoline blending component. The method includes the use of two catalytic distillation stages in combination with two stripping columns and two fixed-bed reactors integrated in a novel arrangement so as to provide for the treatment of cracked naphtha feedstock that has a high sulfur concentration to yield exceptionally low-sulfur light cracked naphtha and heavy cracked naphtha products. The desulfurized light and heavy cracked naphtha are produced with a minimal amount of hydrogenation of the olefin content and at may suitably be used as gasoline blending components.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Richard Gene NELSON, Raymond William CHAFIN, II, Richard Carey GREEN, Eri ITO, David William SACKS, Gerald Max LAWRENCE
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Publication number: 20160021598Abstract: A communication network includes base stations. Each base station includes a BS function unit, a terminal function unit, a transfer unit, and an antenna. The antenna receives first uplink data from a subscriber terminal and downlink data transmitted from another base station and transmits downlink data to another base station or a subscriber terminal. The terminal function unit converts the downlink data received by the antenna to second uplink data. The BS function unit demodulates and outputs the first uplink data or the second uplink data as first data, and modulates input second data into downlink data and transmits the downlink data from the antenna. The transfer unit recognizes a communication destination of the first data, and, when a transfer of the first data is required, outputs the first data to the BS function unit as second data.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2013Publication date: January 21, 2016Inventor: Eri ITO
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Patent number: 8926737Abstract: The present invention provides a process for purifying natural gas, comprising removing mercaptans from a natural gas stream by a combination of an amine-based separation unit and a selective oxidation unit to obtain a purified natural gas stream, wherein at least part of the mercaptans are converted into at least elemental sulphur in the selective oxidation unit by selective catalytic oxidation.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2009Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: Shell Oil CompanyInventors: Arnab Chatterjee, Carolus Matthias Anna Maria Mesters, Ronald Jan Schoonebeek, Eri Ito
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Publication number: 20110265380Abstract: The present invention provides a process for purifying natural gas, comprising removing mercaptans from a natural gas stream by a combination of an amine-based separation unit and a selective oxidation unit to obtain a purified natural gas stream, wherein at least part of the mercaptans are converted into at least elemental sulphur in the selective oxidation unit by selective catalytic oxidation.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2009Publication date: November 3, 2011Inventors: Arnab Chatterjee, Carolus Matthias Anna Maria Mesters, Ronald Jan Schoonebeek, Eri Ito
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Patent number: 6770727Abstract: A process for preparing an urethane compound for medical instruments, characterized by reacting a hydroxyl compound (A) with an isocyanate compound (B) in the absence of a catalyst or in the presence of a reaction catalyst other than an organic tin compound to give an urethane compound (I). According to the process, the urethane compound showing high safety can be easily prepared, in particular, while molecular weight of the compound is controlled.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2002Date of Patent: August 3, 2004Assignee: Menicon Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Eri Ito, Sadayasu Tanikawa, Shoji Ichinohe, Toshio Yamazaki
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Patent number: 6770728Abstract: A process for preparing an ocular lens with a urethane compound comprising the steps of a) preparing a urethane compound by reacting at least one hydroxyl compound and at least one isocyanate compound in the presence of an organic iron compound, b) removing the organic iron compound from the urethane compound obtained in the step a) c) mixing the urethane compound obtained in the step b) with at least one compound selected from the group consisting of another copolymerizable compound, a crosslinking agent, a UV absorbent, a dye, a polymerization initiator, a photosensitizer, and an organic solvent to obtain a mixture, and d) curing the mixture obtained in the step c) to prepare a lens.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2002Date of Patent: August 3, 2004Assignee: Menicon Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Eri Ito, Sadayasu Tanikawa, Shoji Ichinohe, Toshio Yamazaki, Mouad Lamrani
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Patent number: 6727336Abstract: An ocular lens material comprising a siloxane-containing polymer obtained by polymerizing a monomer mixture containing (A) a siloxane macromonomer having at least two active unsaturated groups and a number average molecular weight of 2,000 to 100,000; and (B) a vinyl ester of lower fatty acid as essential components. An ocular lens material comprising a polymer obtained by saponification of the siloxane-containing polymer. Processes for producing the ocular lens materials. The ocular lens materials are excellent not only in lipid-stain resistance, wettability and oxygen permeability, but also in flexibility, particularly, shape recovery at the same time.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2001Date of Patent: April 27, 2004Assignee: Menicon Co., Ltd.Inventors: Eri Ito, Tetsuji Kawai, Sadanori Oono, Kazuhiko Nakada, Misako Nishibayashi
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Publication number: 20040054106Abstract: An ocular lens material comprising a siloxane-containing polymer obtained by polymerizing a monomer mixture containing (A) a siloxane macromonomer having at least two active unsaturated groups and a number average molecular weight of 2,000 to 100,000; and (B) a vinyl ester of lower fatty acid as essential components. An ocular lens material comprising a polymer obtained by saponification of the siloxane-containing polymer. Processes for producing the ocular lens materials. The ocular lens materials are excellent not only in lipid-stain resistance, wettability and oxygen permeability, but also in flexibility, particularly, shape recovery at the same time.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2003Publication date: March 18, 2004Applicant: Menicon Co., Ltd.Inventors: Eri Ito, Tetsuji Kawai, Sadanori Oono, Kazuhiko Nakada, Misako Nishibayashi
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Publication number: 20030125500Abstract: A process for preparing an ocular lens with a urethane compound comprising the steps ofType: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2002Publication date: July 3, 2003Applicant: MENICON CO., LTD.Inventors: Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Eri Ito, Sadayasu Tanikawa, Shoji Ichinohe, Toshio Yamazaki, Mouad Lamrani
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Publication number: 20030088047Abstract: A process for preparing an urethane compound for medical instruments, characterized by reacting a hydroxyl compound (A) with an isocyanate compound (B) in the absence of a catalyst or in the presence of a reaction catalyst other than an organic tin compound to give an urethane compound (I). According to the process, the urethane compound showing high safety can be easily prepared, in particular, while molecular weight of the compound is controlled.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2002Publication date: May 8, 2003Applicant: MENICON CO., LTD.Inventors: Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Eri Ito, Sadayasu Tanikawa, Shoji Ichinohe, Toshio Yamazaki