Patents by Inventor Haruki Nagano

Haruki Nagano 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).

  • Hydrocarbon-producing apparatus and hydrocarbon-producing method
    Patent number: 9688917
    Abstract: In the hydrocarbon-producing apparatus, a vapor-liquid separation tank of a second vapor-liquid separation unit is provided with a filling material layer. A vapor-liquid separation tank of the first vapor-liquid separation unit has a first return line. The vapor-liquid separation tank of the second vapor-liquid separation unit has a second return line. A light component of light oil discharged from a bottom of the vapor-liquid separation tank is returned to a portion between a top side above a return-location from the second return line within the vapor-liquid separation tank of the second vapor-liquid separation unit, and a line directly connected with a cooler installed on the first vapor-liquid separation unit through the first return line. A heavy component of light oil discharged from a bottom of the vapor-liquid separation tank of the second vapor-liquid separation unit is returned to the filling material layer through the second return line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignees: Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation, INPEX CORPORATION, JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation, Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd., COSMO OIL CO., LTD., NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yukifumi Ishito, Junichi Inoue, Masaki Shingu, Haruki Nagano, Kazuhiko Tasaka
  • HYDROCARBON-PRODUCING APPARATUS AND HYDRO-CARBON- PRODUCING METHOD
    Publication number: 20160046869
    Abstract: In the hydrocarbon-producing apparatus, a vapor-liquid separation tank of a second vapor-liquid separation unit is provided with a filling material layer. A vapor-liquid separation tank of the first vapor-liquid separation unit has a first return line. The vapor-liquid separation tank of the second vapor-liquid separation unit has a second return line. A light component of light oil discharged from a bottom of the vapor-liquid separation tank is returned to a portion between a top side above a return-location from the second return line within the vapor-liquid separation tank of the second vapor-liquid separation unit, and a line directly connected with a cooler installed on the first vapor-liquid separation unit through the first return line. A heavy component of light oil discharged from a bottom of the vapor-liquid separation tank of the second vapor-liquid separation unit is returned to the filling material layer through the second return line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Yukifumi ISHITO, Junichi INOUE, Masaki SHINGU, Haruki NAGANO, Kazuhiko TASAKA
  • Supply system of petroleum heavy oil containing magnetic fine particles
    Patent number: 5543041
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a supply system for pre-treating a petroleum distillation residual oil to be fed to a hydrogenation apparatus. In order to remove iron fine particles having a particle size of less than 25.mu. in the feed oil which could be not removed in the prior art, by constituting a system comprising a heater for heating the feed oil to a given temperature by heat exchange with a high temperature bottom oil of a fractionating tower after hydrogenation treatment of the feed oil, a filter equipped with a back washing mechanism for filtering solid materials in the feed oil after heating, and a high gradient magnetic separator for magnetically separating magnetic iron fine particles having a particle size of less than 25.mu. contained in the feed oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1996
    Assignees: Nippon Oil Company, Ltd., Nippon Petroleum Refining Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hajime Okazaki, Manabu Kazato, Masaoki Ouchi, Haruki Nagano, Masaru Ushio, Kozo Kamiya