Patents by Inventor Kunio Hamano

Kunio Hamano 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).

  • Compression system, chemical plant, and method of operating compression system
    Patent number: 12146499
    Abstract: A compression system includes a compressor that compresses a synthesis gas to produce a compressed gas, a first line that supplies a first gas constituting the synthesis gas to the compressor, a second line that supplies a second gas constituting the synthesis gas to the first line, a discharge line that circulates the compressed gas, a recirculation line that recirculates a part of the compressed gas from the discharge line to the first line, a first regulating valve arranged in the first line, a second regulating valve arranged in the second line, a discharge valve arranged in the discharge line, a recirculation valve arranged in the recirculation line, and a valve control device that performs switching between the first regulating valve, the second regulating valve, the discharge valve, and the recirculation valve based on an operation condition of the compressor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES COMPRESSOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuya Tanaka, Daisuke Kiuchi, Kunio Hamano
  • COMPRESSION SYSTEM, CHEMICAL PLANT, AND METHOD OF OPERATING COMPRESSION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20230228274
    Abstract: A compression system includes a compressor that compresses a synthesis gas to produce a compressed gas, a first line that supplies a first gas constituting the synthesis gas to the compressor, a second line that supplies a second gas constituting the synthesis gas to the first line, a discharge line that circulates the compressed gas, a recirculation line that recirculates a part of the compressed gas from the discharge line to the first line, a first regulating valve arranged in the first line, a second regulating valve arranged in the second line, a discharge valve arranged in the discharge line, a recirculation valve arranged in the recirculation line, and a valve control device that performs switching between the first regulating valve, the second regulating valve, the discharge valve, and the recirculation valve based on an operation condition of the compressor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES COMPRESSOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuya Tanaka, Daisuke Kiuchi, Kunio Hamano