Patents by Inventor Kenichi OTSUBO

Kenichi OTSUBO 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: 10815172
    Abstract: Disclosed is a 1,3-butadiene separation and recovery method which can reduce the amount of 1,3-butadiene polymer produced when 1,3-butadiene is separated and recovered from a mixed fluid containing 1,3-butadiene. The method includes an extractive distillation step of performing extractive distillation of the mixed fluid to obtain a fraction containing crude 1,3-butadiene, and a dividing wall distillation step of performing dividing wall distillation of the fraction containing crude 1,3-butadiene to obtain a fraction containing an impurity having a higher boiling point than 1,3-butadiene, a fraction containing an impurity having a lower boiling point than 1,3-butadiene, and a fraction containing high-purity 1,3-butadiene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanobu Kanauchi, Seiji Futamura, Kenichi Otsubo
  • Publication number: 20190337871
    Abstract: Disclosed is a 1,3-butadiene separation and recovery method which can reduce the amount of 1,3-butadiene polymer produced when 1,3-butadiene is separated and recovered from a mixed fluid containing 1,3-butadiene. The method includes an extractive distillation step of performing extractive distillation of the mixed fluid to obtain a fraction containing crude 1,3-butadiene, and a dividing wall distillation step of performing dividing wall distillation of the fraction containing crude 1,3-butadiene to obtain a fraction containing an impurity having a higher boiling point than 1,3-butadiene, a fraction containing an impurity having a lower boiling point than 1,3-butadiene, and a fraction containing high-purity 1,3-butadiene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Applicant: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanobu KANAUCHI, Seiji FUTAMURA, Kenichi OTSUBO
  • Patent number: 10174529
    Abstract: A handle device for a vehicle door is provided in which a tact switch that can switch between switching modes in response to a pressing-in operation of an operating button is housed and fixed within a housing recess of a handle main body so as to be electrically connected to printed wiring of a board. The printed wiring is disposed at a different site from one face, facing a cover member side, of the board, the tact switch which is fixed to the one face of the board is electrically connected to the printed wiring, a flange portion abutting against the one face of the board is provided integrally with a switch cover covering the tact switch and connected to the operating button, and the push-in stroke of the operating button is restricted to a predetermined value or below with a hold-down member engaged with the handle main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Honda Lock
    Inventors: Tadashi Saitou, Kenichi Otsubo
  • Publication number: 20160160539
    Abstract: A handle device for a vehicle door is provided in which a tact switch that can switch between switching modes in response to a pressing-in operation of an operating button is housed and fixed within a housing recess of a handle main body so as to be electrically connected to printed wiring of a board. The printed wiring is disposed at a different site from one face, facing a cover member side, of the board, the tact switch which is fixed to the one face of the board is electrically connected to the printed wiring, a flange portion abutting against the one face of the board is provided integrally with a switch cover covering the tact switch and connected to the operating button, and the push-in stroke of the operating button is restricted to a predetermined value or below with a hold-down member engaged with the handle main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2014
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Tadashi SAITOU, Kenichi OTSUBO