Patents by Inventor Goichi Inoue

Goichi Inoue 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: 11371656
    Abstract: An inspection apparatus A for a hydrogen gas dispenser includes a receiving-side gas flowing unit 1 including a receptacle 11 configured to be connected to a nozzle C1 of a hydrogen gas dispenser C and an inspection unit including a rate-of-pressure-rise inspection unit 2 configured to measure a rate of pressure rise of hydrogen gas from the hydrogen gas dispenser C and a dispensed-amount inspection unit 3 configured to measure a dispensed amount of the hydrogen gas. The inspection apparatus A for a hydrogen gas dispenser is capable of measuring a dispensed amount and a rate of pressure rise of the hydrogen gas dispenser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: IWATANI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaru Ito, Goichi Inoue, Koichi Tsuda
  • Publication number: 20200386369
    Abstract: An inspection apparatus A for a hydrogen gas dispenser includes a receiving-side gas flowing unit 1 including a receptacle 11 configured to be connected to a nozzle C1 of a hydrogen gas dispenser C and an inspection unit including a rate-of-pressure-rise inspection unit 2 configured to measure a rate of pressure rise of hydrogen gas from the hydrogen gas dispenser C and a dispensed-amount inspection unit 3 configured to measure a dispensed amount of the hydrogen gas. The inspection apparatus A for a hydrogen gas dispenser is capable of measuring a dispensed amount and a rate of pressure rise of the hydrogen gas dispenser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicants: Iwatani Corporation, Iwatani Corporation
    Inventors: Masaru Ito, Goichi Inoue, Koichi Tsuda
  • Patent number: 9869614
    Abstract: A sampling apparatus includes a pressure-reducing safety unit, which includes a device accommodation chamber that accommodates safety devices and a cylinder connection chamber, and a cylinder unit. The cylinder unit removably accommodates a cylinder, excluding an exposed portion where a front end portion of the cylinder, a mouthpiece, and a cylinder on-off valve are exposed, in an openable/closable casing. The exposed portion of the cylinder is formed so as to be insertable from the open surface portion of the cylinder connection chamber into the cylinder connection chamber, the mouthpiece of the cylinder and a hydrogen outlet of a supply pipe of the device accommodation chamber are connected by using a flexible hose, and thereby a sample of hydrogen gas is taken into the cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: IWATANI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuto Matsumoto, Shinichi Omoteda, Ken Nishida, Goichi Inoue
  • Publication number: 20170268965
    Abstract: A sampling apparatus includes a pressure-reducing safety unit, which includes a device accommodation chamber that accommodates safety devices and a cylinder connection chamber, and a cylinder unit. The cylinder unit removably accommodates a cylinder, excluding an exposed portion where a front end portion of the cylinder, a mouthpiece, and a cylinder on-off valve are exposed, in an openable/closable casing. The exposed portion of the cylinder is formed so as to be insertable from the open surface portion of the cylinder connection chamber into the cylinder connection chamber, the mouthpiece of the cylinder and a hydrogen outlet of a supply pipe of the device accommodation chamber are connected by using a flexible hose, and thereby a sample of hydrogen gas is taken into the cylinder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicant: Iwatani Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuto MATSUMOTO, Shinichi OMOTEDA, Ken NISHIDA, Goichi INOUE
  • Patent number: 9080131
    Abstract: The disclosed device and method produce high concentration ozonated water by connecting a high concentration ozone gas-supplying system that comprises an ozone gas-generating unit (1) for forming ozone gas, an ozone gas-concentrating unit (2) for concentrating the ozone gas formed, a concentrated ozone gas-pressurizing unit (3) for pressurizing the concentrated ozone gas output from the ozone gas-concentrating unit (2), and a cooling mechanism (13) for cooling the concentrated ozone gas-pressurizing unit (3), to an ozone gas-dissolving unit (4) to dissolve the high pressure, concentrated ozone gas in pure water and produce the high concentration ozonated water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignees: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, IWATANI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kunihiko Koike, Sadaki Nakamura, Naohisa Makihira, Koichi Izumi, Goichi Inoue, Norikazu Hohshi, Takashi Minamihonoki
  • Patent number: 8945278
    Abstract: A method of concentrating ozone gas including: causing ozone gas contained in ozone-oxygen mixture gas to be selectively adsorbed to adsorbents which are filled in a non-cooled state in at least two adsorbing cylinders arranged parallel to one another; desorbing the ozone gas from the adsorbents by subjecting a depressurizing process to each adsorbing cylinder during an ozone gas desorption operation; repeating an adsorption step and a desorption step alternately in the at least two adsorbing cylinders; and controlling the adsorbing cylinders, in such a way that one of the adsorbing cylinders is performing the adsorption step while another one of the adsorbing cylinders is performing the desorption step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Iwatani Corporation
    Inventors: Naohisa Makihira, Sadaki Nakamura, Goichi Inoue, Kunihiko Koike
  • Publication number: 20130079269
    Abstract: The disclosed device and method produce high concentration ozonated water by connecting a high concentration ozone gas-supplying system that comprises an ozone gas-generating unit (1) for forming ozone gas, an ozone gas-concentrating unit (2) for concentrating the ozone gas formed, a concentrated ozone gas-pressurizing unit (3) for pressurizing the concentrated ozone gas output from the ozone gas-concentrating unit (2), and a cooling mechanism (13) for cooling the concentrated ozone gas-pressurizing unit (3), to an ozone gas-dissolving unit (4) to dissolve the high pressure, concentrated ozone gas in pure water and produce the high concentration ozonated water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2010
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicants: IWATANI CORPORATION, SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kunihiko Koike, Sadaki Nakamura, Naohisa Makihira, Koichi Izumi, Goichi Inoue, Norikazu Hohshi, Takashi Minamihonoki
  • Publication number: 20130061750
    Abstract: A method of concentrating ozone gas including: causing ozone gas contained in ozone-oxygen mixture gas to be selectively adsorbed to adsorbents which are filled in a non-cooled state in at least two adsorbing cylinders arranged parallel to one another; desorbing the ozone gas from the adsorbents by subjecting a depressurizing process to each adsorbing cylinder during an ozone gas desorption operation; repeating an adsorption step and a desorption step alternately in the at least two adsorbing cylinders; and controlling the adsorbing cylinders, in such a way that one of the adsorbing cylinders is performing the adsorption step while another one of the adsorbing cylinders is performing the desorption step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: IWATANI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naohisa Makihira, Sadaki Nakamura, Goichi Inoue, Kunihiko Koike
  • Patent number: 8012241
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for condensing ozone arranged so as to efficiently take out the ozone gas of a predetermined concentration, although its construction is simple. The method for condensing the ozone gas comprises acting ozone-oxygen mixture gas on an adsorbing cylinder which is filled in its interior area with an adsorbent so as to selectively adsorb the ozone gas to an adsorbent and desorbing the selectively adsorbed ozone gas so as to condense and purify the ozone gas. The method further includes acting the ozone-oxygen mixture gas on the adsorbent in non-cooled state to selectively adsorb the ozone gas to the adsorbent and vacuuming the adsorbing cylinder on performing desorption-operation of the ozone gas to desorb the ozone gas from the adsorbent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Iwatani Corporation
    Inventors: Kunihiko Koike, Sadaki Nakamura, Koichi Izumi, Goichi Inoue
  • Publication number: 20100005961
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for condensing ozone arranged so as to efficiently take out the ozone gas of a predetermined concentration, although its construction is simple. The method for condensing the ozone gas comprises acting ozone-oxygen mixture gas on an adsorbing cylinder which is filled in its interior area with an adsorbent so as to selectively adsorb the ozone gas to an adsorbent and desorbing the selectively adsorbed ozone gas so as to condense and purify the ozone gas. The method further includes acting the ozone-oxygen mixture gas on the adsorbent in non-cooled state to selectively adsorb the ozone gas to the adsorbent and vacuuming the adsorbing cylinder on performing desorption-operation of the ozone gas to desorb the ozone gas from the adsorbent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2006
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: IWATANI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kunihiko Koike, Sadaki Nakamura, Koichi Izumi, Goichi Inoue
  • Patent number: 6344130
    Abstract: A method for generating highly concentrated ozone gas by adsorbing ozone gas generated by an ozonizer with an absorbent within an adsorption column and then separating highly concentrated ozone gas from the adsorption column. Three adsorption columns are arranged in parallel. Each of the adsorption columns is controlled to repeat four steps of an ozone gas adsorbing step, a stabilizing and pressurizing step, an ozone gas desorbing step and a cooling down step. Each of the ozone gas adsorbing step and the ozone gas desorbing step has operation time set twice the operation time of each of the stabilizing and pressurizing step and the cooling down step. An ozone gas concentrating unit comprises three adsorption columns which are set to operate one after another by ⅓ cycle lag. Highly concentrated ozone gas separated at the desorbing step of each adsorption column is once stored in an ozone gas storage vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2002
    Assignee: Iwatani Sangyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Iwatani International Corporation)
    Inventors: Kunihiko Koike, Goichi Inoue, Tatsuo Fukuda
  • Patent number: 5746841
    Abstract: A high-concentration ozone gas having a concentration of at least 50 VOL % of ozone in the ozone-oxygen system is acted within the temperature range of a normal temperature to 60.degree. C. on an ultrapurity-gas piping system for use in a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus and the like or on a metal component part for use in an ultrahigh-vacuum apparatus to form a passivation film on the interior metal surface thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: Iwatani Sangyo Kabushiki Kaisha Iwatani International Corporation
    Inventors: Kunihiko Koike, Goichi Inoue