Patents by Inventor Manabu Yanou

Manabu Yanou 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: 9108161
    Abstract: The present invention provides a water purifier which is easily removable from a drinking water supply apparatus, and has a built-in filtration filter with high efficiency of purifying raw water of a bottle. The water purifier is removable from a drinking water supply apparatus, and the drinking water supply apparatus including a bottle for containing water and a main body which has a recess into which a neck of the bottle is insertable. The water purifier is characterized by being placed between the recess of the main body and the neck of the bottle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI RAYON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Manabu Yanou, Futomitsu Horiuchi, Hisashi Yano
  • Patent number: 8080160
    Abstract: In a combination including a pitcher-type water purifier and its purification cartridge, which can adsorb and eliminate chemical substances such as chlorine from raw water, eliminate bacteria, and prevent propagation of bacteria and provide safe purified water in a short period of time, even when the purified water has been stored for a long-period time, the pitcher type water purifier contains a casing divided into upper and lower parts as a raw water reservoir portion and a purified water reservoir portion, and has a purified water pouring opening in the purified water reservoir portion; and the purification cartridge has a raw water inlet in an upper face thereof and a purified water outlet in a bottom face, and adsorbent is filled in an upper layer of an interior thereof and hollow fiber membranes are filled in a lower layer thereof at an opening rate ? of 25-58%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Manabu Yanou, Yukio Kobayashi, Yoshinori Kawai, Yuuichi Katsuura, Masanori Itou
  • Publication number: 20080017565
    Abstract: The present invention provides a water purifier which is easily removable from a drinking water supply apparatus, and has a built-in filtration filter with high efficiency of purifying raw water of a bottle. The water purifier is removable from a drinking water supply apparatus, and the drinking water supply apparatus including a bottle for containing water and a main body which has a recess into which a neck of the bottle is insertable. The water purifier is characterized by being placed between the recess of the main body and the neck of the bottle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2005
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI RAYON CO., LTD
    Inventors: Manabu Yanou, Futomitsu Horiuchi, Hisashi Yano
  • Patent number: 7255788
    Abstract: A catchment header allowing a plurality of membrane modules to be connected thereto, having a tubular catchment part with a Young's modulus of 4.0 GPa or less for collecting and taking out filtrated liquid from the membrane modules, wherein at least a part of the tubular catchment part is covered with a reinforcement member with a Young's modulus of 4.0 to 250 GPa, the tubular catchment part of the catchment header is preferably formed of a synthetic resin, and the cross sectional area thereof perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the tubular catchment part is preferably 4 to 36 cm2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Okazaki, Masumi Kobayashi, Kenji Honjou, Katsuyuki Yanone, Manabu Yanou
  • Publication number: 20050218063
    Abstract: A catchment header allowing a plurality of membrane modules to be connected thereto, having a tubular catchment part with a Young's modulus of 4.0 GPa or less for collecting and taking out filtrated liquid from the membrane modules, wherein at least a part of the tubular catchment part is covered with a reinforcement member with a Young's modulus of 4.0 to 250 GPa, the tubular catchment part of the catchment header is preferably formed of a synthetic resin, and the cross sectional area thereof perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the tubular catchment part is preferably 4 to 36 cm2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2003
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Okazaki, masumi Kobayashi, Kenji Honjou, Katsuyuki Yanone, Manabu Yanou
  • Publication number: 20040245174
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a water purification cartridge in which the decreased function of the hollow fiber membranes is restored by cleaning and of which the operating cost of a purification treatment of raw water decreases. The present invention provides a water purification cartridge comprising a hollow fiber membrane element comprising a plurality of hollow fiber membranes bent in a U-shape and a potting material for binding both ends of the hollow fiber membranes so as to maintain the open states of the hollow fiber membranes and a cylindrical hollow fiber membrane case for covering the hollow fiber membranes, wherein the hollow fiber membrane element is detachably installed in the hollow fiber membrane case so that a fluid-tight state is maintained between the primary side and the secondary side of the hollow fiber membranes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2004
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Inventors: Hitoshi Takayama, Tatsuhiro Katou, Masahiko Taneike, Masaru Uehara, Manabu Yanou
  • Publication number: 20040060873
    Abstract: The present invention has an object to provide a pitcher type water purifier and a purification cartridge for the water purifier, which can adsorb and eliminate chemical substances such as chlorine and the like from raw water, eliminate bacteria and, even when the purified water has been stored for a long period of time, can prevent propagation of bacteria and can provide purified water with high safety in a short period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2003
    Publication date: April 1, 2004
    Inventors: Manabu Yanou, Yukio Kobayashi, Yoshinori Kawai, Yuuichi Katsuura, Masanori Itou
  • Patent number: 6471869
    Abstract: A crude oil processing method is provided wherein a membrane module is immersed in the crude oil contained in a processing tank and the crude oil is pressurized or driven by gravity for gravitational filtration, thereby to pass through the membrane, with the dehydrated oil that has passed being taken out through an oil collecting pipe. According to this method, a high degree of separation and removal of water content from the crude oil can be carried out regardless of the properties of the crude oil, and muddy matter can also be separated and removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2002
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Manabu Yanou, Michio Kanno, Masaru Uehara, Masanori Itakura
  • Patent number: 5653868
    Abstract: A water purifier includes a diverter which can be detachably attached to a water faucet to select a plurality of water passages and a filter cartridge which can be detachably attached to the diverter to purify a water to be supplied through the diverter. The diverter is provided with a connector portion including a projection having a pair of guide grooves. The filter cartridge is provided with an engaging portion which can be inserted and fitted in the guide grooves. Disclosure is also directed to a diverter which includes a substantially cylindrical body which defines therein a main water passage to be connected to the faucet, and a rotatable selecting member which can be coaxially and rotatably fitted on the substantially cylindrical body and which is provided with a plurality of branch water passages which can be selectively registered with the main water passage of the substantially cylindrical body in accordance with the rotation of the selecting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 5, 1997
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Company Ltd.
    Inventors: Manabu Yanou, Ikuo Igami, Masaaki Okano, Osami Kato
  • Patent number: D500836
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2005
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsuko Nishi, Manabu Yanou
  • Patent number: D490497
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Okazaki, Tetsuhiko Nakahara, Manabu Yanou
  • Patent number: D490876
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2004
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Okazaki, Tetsuhiko Nakahara, Manabu Yanou
  • Patent number: D497195
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2004
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsuko Nishi, Manabu Yanou
  • Patent number: D323873
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 11, 1992
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Manabu Yanou, Akira Hoshide
  • Patent number: H1157
    Abstract: The ornamental design for a filter, as shown and described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1993
    Inventors: Manabu Yanou, Osami Kato, Kazuo Kuwahara