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).
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Patent number: 9108161Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 17, 2005Date of Patent: August 18, 2015Assignee: MITSUBISHI RAYON CO., LTD.Inventors: Manabu Yanou, Futomitsu Horiuchi, Hisashi Yano
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Patent number: 8080160Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 18, 2001Date of Patent: December 20, 2011Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.Inventors: Manabu Yanou, Yukio Kobayashi, Yoshinori Kawai, Yuuichi Katsuura, Masanori Itou
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Publication number: 20080017565Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2005Publication date: January 24, 2008Applicant: MITSUBISHI RAYON CO., LTDInventors: Manabu Yanou, Futomitsu Horiuchi, Hisashi Yano
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Patent number: 7255788Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 6, 2003Date of Patent: August 14, 2007Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyuki Okazaki, Masumi Kobayashi, Kenji Honjou, Katsuyuki Yanone, Manabu Yanou
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Publication number: 20050218063Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2003Publication date: October 6, 2005Inventors: Hiroyuki Okazaki, masumi Kobayashi, Kenji Honjou, Katsuyuki Yanone, Manabu Yanou
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Publication number: 20040245174Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2004Publication date: December 9, 2004Inventors: Hitoshi Takayama, Tatsuhiro Katou, Masahiko Taneike, Masaru Uehara, Manabu Yanou
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Publication number: 20040060873Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2003Publication date: April 1, 2004Inventors: Manabu Yanou, Yukio Kobayashi, Yoshinori Kawai, Yuuichi Katsuura, Masanori Itou
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Patent number: 6471869Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 28, 2000Date of Patent: October 29, 2002Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.Inventors: Manabu Yanou, Michio Kanno, Masaru Uehara, Masanori Itakura
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Patent number: 5653868Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 5, 1995Date of Patent: August 5, 1997Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Company Ltd.Inventors: Manabu Yanou, Ikuo Igami, Masaaki Okano, Osami Kato
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Patent number: D500836Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2003Date of Patent: January 11, 2005Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.Inventors: Atsuko Nishi, Manabu Yanou
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Patent number: D490497Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2003Date of Patent: May 25, 2004Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyuki Okazaki, Tetsuhiko Nakahara, Manabu Yanou
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Patent number: D490876Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2003Date of Patent: June 1, 2004Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyuki Okazaki, Tetsuhiko Nakahara, Manabu Yanou
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Patent number: D497195Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2003Date of Patent: October 12, 2004Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.Inventors: Atsuko Nishi, Manabu Yanou
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Patent number: D323873Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 1990Date of Patent: February 11, 1992Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.Inventors: Manabu Yanou, Akira Hoshide
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Patent number: H1157Abstract: The ornamental design for a filter, as shown and described.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 1989Date of Patent: April 6, 1993Inventors: Manabu Yanou, Osami Kato, Kazuo Kuwahara