Patents by Inventor Kouji Horizoe
Kouji Horizoe 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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Publication number: 20240254308Abstract: PET and foreign matter are properly separated. A separation system includes a storage unit configured to store therein a dissolved solution containing a PET solution in which polyethylene terephthalate is dissolved in a carboxylic acid-derived monomer and an impurity that is a component other than the polyethylene terephthalate, and separate the dissolved solution into the PET solution and the impurity by gravity, a discharge unit configured to discharge the separated impurity from an inside of the storage unit, and a reaction unit into which the separated PET solution and a reaction solvent reactive with polyethylene terephthalate are introduced and in which polyethylene terephthalate in the PET solution is depolymerized.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2022Publication date: August 1, 2024Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Wataru MATSUBARA, Minoru GENTA, Yoshio SEIKI, Kouji HORIZOE
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Publication number: 20230150820Abstract: Provided is a solid carbon production facility including: a separation facility configured to separate a carbon dioxide gas contained in a produced gas produced by a blast furnace; a reaction facility configured to heat a fuel gas whose main component is a methane gas by using a heating facility and decompose the methane gas into solid carbon and a hydrogen gas; and a production facility configured to cause the carbon dioxide gas separated by the separation facility and the hydrogen gas decomposed by the reaction facility to react with each other to produce solid carbon and water.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2021Publication date: May 18, 2023Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Takuya HIRATA, Kouji HORIZOE
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Publication number: 20220344944Abstract: A power generation plant includes a plant device, an AC motor for starting the plant device, at least one DC power source, and an inverter disposed between the at least one DC power source and the AC motor and between the at least one DC power source and an electrical power grid. The inverter is configured to convert DC power from the at least one DC power source to AC power and is capable of selectively supplying the AC power to the AC motor or the electrical power grid.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2022Publication date: October 27, 2022Inventors: Hideyuki UECHI, Rikuma SHIJO, Kouji HORIZOE, Hisanobu SHINODA, Mitsufumi GOTO
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Patent number: 11433350Abstract: A carbon dioxide recovery system for collecting carbon dioxide from an exhaust gas generated in a facility including a combustion device includes: a first exhaust gas passage through which the exhaust gas containing carbon dioxide flows; a fuel cell including an anode, a cathode disposed on the first exhaust gas passage so that the exhaust gas from the first exhaust gas passage is supplied to the cathode, and an electrolyte transferring, from the cathode to the anode, a carbonate ion derived from carbon dioxide contained in the exhaust gas from the first exhaust gas passage; and a second exhaust gas passage diverging from the first exhaust gas passage upstream of the cathode so as to bypass the cathode. A part of the exhaust gas is introduced to the second exhaust gas passage.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2017Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Norihisa Matake, Kouji Horizoe, Hideyuki Uechi, Shigenori Suemori, Takuya Hirata, Yasutaka Aoki, Tatsuo Ishiguro
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Patent number: 11418038Abstract: A power generation plant includes a plant device, an AC motor for starting the plant device, at least one DC power source, and an inverter disposed between the at least one DC power source and the AC motor and between the at least one DC power source and an electrical power grid. The inverter is configured to convert DC power from the at least one DC power source to AC power and is capable of selectively supplying the AC power to the AC motor or the electrical power grid.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2018Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Hideyuki Uechi, Rikuma Shijo, Kouji Horizoe, Hisanobu Shinoda, Mitsufumi Goto
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Patent number: 11391201Abstract: A plant includes a fuel supply line for supplying high-pressure fuel gas; and at least one expander disposed in the fuel supply line and configured to extract power from the high-pressure fuel gas by expanding the high-pressure fuel gas.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2018Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Hideyuki Uechi, Norihisa Matake, Kouji Horizoe, Shigenori Suemori, Yasutaka Aoki, Yuya Konno
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Publication number: 20210299609Abstract: A carbon dioxide recovery system for collecting carbon dioxide from an exhaust gas generated in a facility including a combustion device includes: a first exhaust gas passage through which the exhaust gas containing carbon dioxide flows; a fuel cell including an anode, a cathode disposed on the first exhaust gas passage so that the exhaust gas from the first exhaust gas passage is supplied to the cathode, and an electrolyte transferring, from the cathode to the anode, a carbonate ion derived from carbon dioxide contained in the exhaust gas from the first exhaust gas passage; and a second exhaust gas passage diverging from the first exhaust gas passage upstream of the cathode so as to bypass the cathode. A part of the exhaust gas is introduced to the second exhaust gas passage.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2017Publication date: September 30, 2021Inventors: Norihisa MATAKE, Kouji HORIZOE, Hideyuki UECHI, Shigenori SUEMORI, Takuya HIRATA, Yasutaka AOKI, Tatsuo ISHIGURO
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Publication number: 20210143645Abstract: A power generation plant includes a plant device, an AC motor for starting the plant device, at least one DC power source, and a first inverter disposed between the at least one DC power source and the AC motor and between the at least one DC power source and an electrical power grid. The first inverter is configured to convert DC power from the at least one DC power source to AC power and is capable of selectively supplying the AC power to the AC motor or the electrical power grid.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2018Publication date: May 13, 2021Inventors: Hideyuki UECHI, Rikuma SHIJO, Kouji HORIZOE, Hisanobu SHINODA, Mitsufumi GOTO
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Publication number: 20210131348Abstract: A plant includes a fuel supply line for supplying high-pressure fuel gas; and at least one expander disposed in the fuel supply line and configured to extract power from the high-pressure fuel gas by expanding the high-pressure fuel gas.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2018Publication date: May 6, 2021Inventors: Hideyuki UECHI, Norihisa MATAKE, Kouji HORIZOE, Shigenori SUEMORI, Yasutaka AOKI, Yuya KONNO
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Publication number: 20210095381Abstract: A carbon dioxide reduction system includes: an absorption tower configured to bring a source gas containing carbon dioxide into contact with an absorption liquid composed of an aqueous solution containing at least one amine compound so that the carbon dioxide is absorbed in the absorption liquid; an electrolysis apparatus for electrolyzing the carbon dioxide absorbed in the absorption liquid in the absorption tower; and a circulation line for circulating the absorption liquid between the absorption tower and the electrolysis apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2020Publication date: April 1, 2021Inventors: Tatsuya TSUJIUCHI, Hidehiko TAJIMA, Takuya HIRATA, Kouji HORIZOE
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Patent number: 10913027Abstract: A source gas introduction line for introducing source gas containing CO2, a first membrane separator for membrane-separating CO2 from source gas, a first permeable gas discharge line for discharging first permeable gas permeated by membrane separation of the first membrane separator, a first non-permeable gas discharge line for discharging first non-permeable gas not permeated by membrane separation of the first membrane separator, a second membrane separator provided at a downstream side of the first membrane separator and for further membrane-separating CO2 from the first non-permeable gas, a second permeable gas discharge line for discharging second permeable gas permeated by membrane separation of the second membrane separator, a second permeable gas return line branched from a part of the second permeable gas discharge line and for returning the second permeable gas to a source gas side, and a CO2 concentration meter are included.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2015Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Takuya Hirata, Kouji Horizoe
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Patent number: 9901872Abstract: An air pollution control system includes CO2 absorber that removes CO2, and an absorbent regenerator that releases CO2 from the amine absorbent. The CO2 absorber is equipped with a CO2 absorption unit that absorbs CO2 in the flue gas by the amine absorbent (lean solution), and a water-repellent filter unit that is provided on an upper part (gas flow downstream) side of the CO2 absorption unit and collects the mist amine absorbent accompanied by the CO2-free flue gas. The mist amine accompanied by the CO2-free flue gas is collected.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2013Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Hiromitsu Nagayasu, Takashi Kamijo, Yuichiro Sato, Takuya Hirata, Hiroshi Tanaka, Kouji Horizoe
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Patent number: 9895648Abstract: A CO2 recovery system includes an absorption tower that brings gas containing CO2 into contact with a CO2 absorption solution to remove CO2 from the CO2-containing gas; a regeneration tower that regenerates a CO2-absorbed rich solution; and a compression device that re-uses a lean solution, from which CO2 has been removed in the regeneration tower, in the absorption tower and compresses CO2 in gas emitted from the regeneration tower, wherein the rich solution has a high pressure, the high-pressure rich solution is subjected to gas-liquid separation by a flash drum, the rich solution as a liquid component separated in the flash drum is introduced into the regeneration tower, and high-pressure CO2 gas as a gas component separated in the flash drum is introduced into a compression device having a predetermined compression pressure.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2013Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Yoshio Seiki, Kouji Horizoe, Atsuhiro Yukumoto, Haruaki Hirayama, Masaki Yushima
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Patent number: 9840675Abstract: The system is provided with: a first heat exchanger which is interposed at an intersection between a rich solution supply line and a lean solution supply line, which has absorbed CO2 and H2S extracted from a bottom portion of an absorber, and a regenerated absorbent; a second heat exchanger which is interposed at an intersection between a semi-rich solution supply line and a branch line branched at the branch portion C from the lean solution supply line, and the lean solution; a merging portion which merges a branch line configured to supply the lean solution after heat exchange with the lean solution supply line; and a flow rate adjusting valve which is interposed in the lean solution supply line to adjust the distribution amount of the lean solution.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2014Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kouji Horizoe, Yuudai Katou, Moritoshi Murakami, Masaki Yushima, Kazuo Ishida
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Publication number: 20170320009Abstract: A source gas introduction line for introducing source gas containing CO2, a first membrane separator for membrane-separating CO2 from source gas, a first permeable gas discharge line for discharging first permeable gas permeated by membrane separation of the first membrane separator, a first non-permeable gas discharge line for discharging first non-permeable gas not permeated by membrane separation of the first membrane separator, a second membrane separator provided at a downstream side of the first membrane separator and for further membrane-separating CO2 from the first non-permeable gas, a second permeable gas discharge line for discharging second permeable gas permeated by membrane separation of the second membrane separator, a second permeable gas return line branched from a part of the second permeable gas discharge line and for returning the second permeable gas to a source gas side, and a CO2 concentration meter are included.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2015Publication date: November 9, 2017Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Takuya Hirata, Kouji Horizoe
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Patent number: 9782720Abstract: A degradant concentration measurement device 14 according to the invention has an electric conductivity measurement instrument 71A measuring the electric conductivity of a lean solution 16 that is an acidic gas-absorbing solution and detection means 72 obtaining the concentration of a degradant contained in a lean solution 16 from the measured electric conductivity of the lean solution 16 based on the relationship between the previously-obtained electric conductivity of the lean solution 16 and the concentration of the degradant contained in the lean solution 16.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2013Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Atsuhiro Yukumoto, Kouji Horizoe, Yudai Kato, Haruaki Hirayama, Kazuo Ishida
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Patent number: 9777232Abstract: The system includes: an absorber which brings an introduction gas into contact with an absorbent that absorbs CO2 and H2S; an absorbent regenerator which releases CO2 or the like to regenerate the absorbent; a second supply line which returns a regenerated absorbent to the absorber from the regenerator; a third supply line which extracts a semi-rich solution from the vicinity of a middle stage of the absorber, and introduces the semi-rich solution to the vicinity of the middle stage of the regenerator; and a semi-rich solution heat exchanger which is interposed at an intersection between the third supply line and the second supply line to perform the heat exchange between the semi-rich solution and the lean solution.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2014Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kouji Horizoe, Yuudai Katou, Moritoshi Murakami, Masaki Yushima, Kazuo Ishida
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Patent number: 9399190Abstract: An absorber that uses a gasified gas containing CO2 and H2S formed by gasifying coal, for example, as an introduced gas, and that makes the CO2 and H2S absorbed from the introduced gas by bringing the introduced gas into contact with an absorbent for absorbing C02 and H2S; an absorbent regenerator-that extracts absorbent that has absorbed CO2 and H2S from the bottom of the absorber and introduces the absorbent from the top of the absorber, and that regenerates the absorbent by releasing the CO2 and H2S; a second supply line that returns the regenerated absorbent from the regenerator to the absorber; and a third supply line that extracts the absorbent (semi-rich solution) that has absorbed a part of the CO2 and H2S from the vicinity of the middle of the absorber, and that introduces the semi-rich solution in the vicinity of the middle of the regenerator.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2011Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kouji Horizoe, Shinya Tachibana, Moritoshi Murakami, Masaki Yushima, Kazuo Ishida
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Patent number: 9248399Abstract: Provided is a CO2 recovery system including: a high-pressure absorption tower; a high-pressure regeneration tower that partially regenerates a CO2 absorption solution from the absorption tower through a first liquid feed line; a second liquid feed line that extracts a semi-lean solution having a heat resistance temperature thereof or lower from the high-pressure regeneration tower and introduces a portion of the semi-lean solution into a middle stage of the high-pressure absorption tower; a branch line that introduces a rest of the semi-lean solution into a flash drum; a third liquid feed line that introduces a lean solution after adding pressure thereto into a top of the high-pressure absorption tower; a high-pressure CO2 compression device where high-pressure CO2 gas from the high-pressure regeneration tower is introduced; and a low-pressure CO2 compression device where low-pressure CO2 from the flash drum is introduced.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2013Date of Patent: February 2, 2016Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Yoshio Seiki, Kouji Horizoe, Atsuhiro Yukumoto, Haruaki Hirayama, Masaki Yushima
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Publication number: 20150361363Abstract: The system includes: an absorber which brings an introduction gas into contact with an absorbent that absorbs CO2 and H2S; an absorbent regenerator which releases CO2 or the like to regenerate the absorbent; a second supply line which returns a regenerated absorbent to the absorber from the regenerator; a third supply line which extracts a semi-rich solution from the vicinity of a middle stage of the absorber, and introduces the semi-rich solution to the vicinity of the middle stage of the regenerator; and a semi-rich solution heat exchanger which is interposed at an intersection between the third supply line and the second supply line to perform the heat exchange between the semi-rich solution and the lean solution.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2014Publication date: December 17, 2015Inventors: Kouji Horizoe, Yuudai Katou, Moritoshi Murakami, Masaki Yushima, Kazuo Ishida