Patents by Inventor Makoto Miyahara

Makoto Miyahara 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: 11124422
    Abstract: A zeolite synthesis sol includes particles of an aluminum source with a mean particle diameter of 5 to 500 nm, and a solvent in which the particles are dispersed, the solvent being water that contains a phosphorus source, a structure-directing agent, and a carboxylic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Miyahara, Kenichi Noda
  • Publication number: 20210275975
    Abstract: A zeolite membrane complex includes a longitudinal support member having at least one through hole extending along its length and a zeolite membrane on an inner peripheral surface of the through hole or over an outer peripheral surface of the support, from one end portion of the support to the other end portion thereof. Among constituent elements of the zeolite membrane except oxygen, an element with the highest percentage is a main element, and when the concentration of the main element is measured at three portions defined by dividing the support into three equal parts in the longitudinal direction, the concentration of the main element gradually decreases from the one end portion toward the other end portion, and the ratio of the concentration of the main element at the other end portion-side to that at the one end portion is 0.90 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto MIYAHARA, Kenichi NODA
  • Patent number: 11103834
    Abstract: A dehydration method is a dehydration method for selectively separating water from a mixture that contains water, and the method includes a step of supplying the mixture to a supply side space of a zeolite membrane having an ERI structure, and a step of making a pressure difference between the supply side space and a permeation side space of the zeolite membrane having an ERI structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Noda, Makoto Miyahara, Katsuya Shimizu, Takeshi Hagio
  • Patent number: 11008219
    Abstract: A method of synthesis for an aluminophosphate-based zeolite membrane includes a steps of preparing a mixed solution with a pH greater than or equal to 6 and less than or equal to 9 by mixing an acidic phosphorous source with an alkali source, a steps of preparing a starting material solution by adding and mixing an aluminum source to the prepared mixed solution, and a steps of synthesizing an aluminophosphate-based zeolite membrane by hydrothermally synthesizing the starting material solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Hagio, Kenichi Noda, Makoto Miyahara, Katsuya Shimizu
  • Patent number: 10994247
    Abstract: A process for producing a zeolite membrane composite includes a step of obtaining FAU-type seed crystals, a step of depositing the FAU-type seed crystals on a support, a step of forming an AFX-type zeolite membrane on the support by immersing the support in a raw material solution and growing an AFX-type zeolite from the FAU-type seed crystals by hydrothermal synthesis, and a step of removing a structure-directing agent from the AFX-type zeolite membrane. In this way, the AFX-type zeolite membrane can be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Miyahara, Kenichi Noda
  • Patent number: 10906815
    Abstract: A zeolite crystal has an AFX structure and a hexagonal plate shape. Ratio of a maximum Feret diameter (L1) in a plan view with respect to a plate thickness in a side view is greater than or equal to 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Hagio, Kenichi Noda, Makoto Miyahara, Katsuya Shimizu
  • Patent number: 10894234
    Abstract: A peak intensity of a (004) plane is greater than or equal to 3 times a peak intensity of a (110) plane in an X-ray diffraction pattern obtained by irradiation of X-rays to a membrane surface of an AFX membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: NGK Insultators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Hagio, Kenichi Noda, Makoto Miyahara, Katsuya Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20200406202
    Abstract: A support is a porous ceramic support for supporting a zeolite membrane. The hydraulic conductivity of the support is less than or equal to 1.1×10?3 m/s. In the support, the total content of alkali metal and alkaline earth metal in a surface part within 30 ?m from a surface in a depth direction perpendicular to the surface is less than or equal to 1% by weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto MIYAHARA, Kenichi NODA
  • Publication number: 20200398228
    Abstract: A zeolite membrane complex includes a porous support, and a zeolite membrane formed on the support. The zeolite membrane includes a zeolite crystal phase constituted by a plurality of zeolite crystals, and a dense grain boundary phase, which is a region between the plurality of zeolite crystals. A density of at least part of the grain boundary phase is smaller than a density of the zeolite crystal phase. A width of the grain boundary phase is 2 nm or more and 10 nm or less. Accordingly, it is possible to realize high permeability and high separating performance, and high durability of the zeolite membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Naoto KINOSHITA, Makiko ICHIKAWA, Kenji YAJIMA, Makoto MIYAHARA, Katsuya SHIMIZU
  • Patent number: 10835875
    Abstract: A peak intensity of a (110) plane is greater than or equal to 2.5 times a peak intensity of a (004) plane in an X-ray diffraction pattern obtained by irradiation of X-rays to a membrane surface of the AFX membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Hagio, Kenichi Noda, Makoto Miyahara, Katsuya Shimizu, Aya Miura, Ryotaro Yoshimura
  • Publication number: 20200340915
    Abstract: Provided is a flow path that can easily feed a liquid in the flow path. A flow path (210) is the flow path (210) for feeding a liquid, at least a portion of the flow path (210) includes a first region having a plurality of first through-holes for maintaining a pressure in the flow path (210) at atmospheric pressure, and a second region having an affinity for the liquid, and the liquid is fed by a force caused by affinity for the second region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuya MIWA, Ryota MASUDA, Makoto MIYAHARA, Takashi TSUJI, Mitsuhiko HORI
  • Publication number: 20200283303
    Abstract: A zeolite synthesis sol includes particles of an aluminum source with a mean particle diameter of 5 to 500 nm, and a solvent in which the particles are dispersed, the solvent being water that contains a phosphorus source, a structure-directing agent, and a carboxylic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto MIYAHARA, Kenichi Noda
  • Publication number: 20200269188
    Abstract: Provided is a gas separation device configured to separate a non-hydrocarbon gas from a feed gas containing the non-hydrocarbon gas through use of a gas separation membrane, in which a decrease in operating rate can be suppressed, and economic efficiency is satisfactory. A first membrane module (1) and a second membrane module (2) are arranged in parallel to each other with respect to supply lines for a feed gas. Gas lines for regeneration (14, 15) ((24, 25)), which are branched from a permeate gas line (13) ((23)) of the membrane module (1) ((2)), and which are joined to a feed gas line (21) ((11)) configured to supply the feed gas to the membrane module (2) ((1)), are provided. Under a state in which the feed gas is supplied to the membrane module (1), a permeate gas through the membrane module (1) is supplied, as a gas for regeneration, to the membrane module (2) through the gas lines for regeneration (14, 15).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Hiroaki Hasegawa, Yasushi Fujimora, Aiko Matsuyama, Shuichi Oguro, Keiichi Nishida, Akiko Fukuta, Kenjii Yajima, Makiko Ichikawa, Takeshi Hagio, Naoko Takahashi, Makoto Miyahara, Katsuya Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20200122096
    Abstract: A dehydration method is a dehydration method for selectively separating water from a mixture that contains water, and the method includes a step of supplying the mixture to a supply side space of a separation membrane, and a step of making a pressure difference between the supply side space and a permeation side space of the separation membrane. The separation membrane includes a first zeolite membrane that faces the permeation side space and is constituted by a first zeolite and a second zeolite membrane that faces the supply side space and is adjacent to the first zeolite membrane. The second zeolite membrane is constituted by a second zeolite that has the same framework structure as framework of the first zeolite and has a lower Si/Al atom ratio than a Si/Al atom ratio of the first zeolite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenichi Noda, Makoto Miyahara, Katsuya Shimizu, Takeshi Hagio
  • Patent number: 10625215
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a zeolite membrane structure includes a step of forming a first zeolite membrane on a porous support by hydrothermal synthesis in a state in which the porous support is immersed in a first zeolite membrane formation solution, a step of immersing the porous support formed the first zeolite membrane for greater than or equal to 5 minutes in a second zeolite membrane formation solution at greater than or equal to 10 degrees C. and less than or equal to 70 degrees C. and greater than or equal to pH 10, and a step of forming a second zeolite membrane on the first zeolite membrane by hydrothermal synthesis in a state in which the porous support formed the first zeolite membrane is immersed in the second zeolite membrane formation solution. The first zeolite membrane and the second zeolite membrane share at least one composite building unit constituting a framework structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Noda, Takeshi Hagio, Makoto Miyahara
  • Patent number: 10618011
    Abstract: A package comprises an airtight container having an oxygen permeability of less than or equal to 15 ml/m2dMPa and water vapor permeability of less than or equal to 2 g/m2d, and a sub-nano membrane structure accommodated in the airtight container. The sub-nano membrane structure having a porous support and a sub-nano membrane. The sub-nano membrane formed on the porous support and having an average pore diameter of less than or equal to 1 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Miyahara, Makiko Ichikawa, Kenji Yajima, Katsuhiro Tokura
  • Publication number: 20200101426
    Abstract: A dehydration method is a dehydration method for selectively separating water from a mixture that contains water, and the method includes a step of supplying the mixture to a supply side space of a zeolite membrane having an ERI structure, and a step of making a pressure difference between the supply side space and a permeation side space of the zeolite membrane having an ERI structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenichi NODA, Makoto MIYAHARA, Katsuya SHIMIZU, Takeshi HAGIO
  • Publication number: 20200101419
    Abstract: A dehydration method is a dehydration method for selectively separating water from a mixture that contains water, using a zeolite membrane having an AFX structure, and the method includes a step of supplying the mixture to a supply side space of the zeolite membrane having an AFX structure, and a step of making a pressure difference between the supply side space and a permeation side space of the zeolite membrane having an AFX structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenichi NODA, Makoto Miyahara, Katsuya Shimizu, Takeshi Hagio
  • Patent number: 10550005
    Abstract: A production method for zeolite powder containing forming zeolite seed crystals by wet pulverizing zeolite crystals using a silica unsaturated alkali solution containing an alkali source, preparing a silica saturated alkali solution by adding a silica source to the silica unsaturated alkali solution containing the zeolite seed crystals, and synthesizing zeolite powder by hermetically heating the silica saturated alkali solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Hagio, Makoto Miyahara, Hiroyuki Shibata, Makiko Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 10550004
    Abstract: A production method for zeolite powder includes disintegrating zeolite seed crystals in a silica unsaturated alkali solution containing an alkali source, preparing a silica saturated alkali solution by adding a silica source to the silica unsaturated alkali solution containing the zeolite seed crystals, and synthesizing zeolite powder by hermetically heating the silica saturated alkali solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Hagio, Makoto Miyahara, Hiroyuki Shibata, Makiko Ichikawa