Patents by Inventor Michiro Matsubara
Michiro Matsubara 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: 7141084Abstract: A fuel for a fuel cell system, which comprises at least 5 vol. % of hydrocarbons based on the whole fuel and 0.5 to 20 mass % of oxygenates in terms of an oxygen content based on the whole fuel, wherein the total content of hydrocarbon compounds which have carbon numbers of 7 and 8 is 20 vol. % or more based on the whole hydrocarbons and the total content of hydrocarbon compounds which have carbon numbers of 10 or more is 20 vol. % or less based on the whole hydrocarbons, and a fuel for a fuel cell system, which comprises at least 5 vol. % of hydrocarbons based on the whole fuel and 0.5 to 20 mass % of oxygenates in terms of an oxygen content based on the whole fuel, wherein the fuel has distillation properties; the initial boiling point in distillation of over 40° C. and 100° C. or lower, the 10 vol. % distillation temperature of over 50° C. and 120° C. or lower, the 90 vol. % distillation temperature of 110° C. or higher and 180° C. or lower, and the final boiling point in distillation of 130° C.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2001Date of Patent: November 28, 2006Assignee: Nippon Oil CorporationInventors: Kenichirou Saitou, Iwao Anzai, Osamu Sadakane, Michiro Matsubara
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Patent number: 6962650Abstract: A fuel for a fuel cell system comprising hydrocarbon compounds, which fuel has distillation properties of the initial boiling point (initial boiling point 0) in distillation of over 40° C. and 100° C. or lower, the 10 vol. % distillation temperature (T10) of over 50° C. and 120° C. or lower, the 90 vol. % distillation temperature (T90) of 110° C. or higher and 180° C. or lower, and the final boiling point in distillation of 130° C. or higher and 210° C. or lower.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2001Date of Patent: November 8, 2005Assignee: Nippon Oil CorporationInventors: Kenichirou Saitou, Iwao Anzai, Osamu Sadakane, Michiro Matsubara
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Patent number: 6958117Abstract: A fuel for a fuel cell system comprising hydrocarbon compounds, which fuel has distillation properties of the initial boiling point (initial boiling point 0) in distillation of 24° C. or higher and 40° C. or lower, the 10 vol. % distillation temperature (T10) of 25° C. or higher and 50° C. or lower, the 90 vol. % distillation temperature (T90) of 45° C. or higher and 130° C. or lower, and the final boiling point in distillation of 55° C. or higher and 150° C. or lower.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2001Date of Patent: October 25, 2005Assignee: Nippon Oil CorporationInventors: Kenichirou Saitou, Iwao Anzai, Osamu Sadakane, Michiro Matsubara
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Patent number: 6939459Abstract: A fuel for a fuel cell system comprises wherein said fuel has distillation properties, the initial boiling point (initial boiling point 0) in distillation of 24° C. or higher and 50° C. or lower, the 10 vol. % distillation temperature (T10) of 35° C. or higher and 70° C. or lower, the 90 vol. % distillation temperature (T90) of 100° C. or higher and 180° C. or lower, and the final boiling point in distillation of 130° C. or higher and 210° C. or lower. The fuel for a fuel cell system has a high power generation quantity per weight, a high power generation quantity per CO2 emission, a low fuel consumption, a small evaporative gas (evapo-emission), small deterioration of a fuel cell system comprising such as a reforming catalyst, a water gas shift reaction catalyst, a carbon monoxide removal catalyst, fuel cell stacks and the like to maintain the initial performances for a long duration, good handling properties in view of storage stability and inflammability, and a low preheating heat quantity.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2001Date of Patent: September 6, 2005Assignee: Nippon Oil CorporationInventors: Kenichirou Saitou, Iwao Anzai, Osamu Sadakane, Michiro Matsubara
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Patent number: 6884272Abstract: The present invention relates to a fuel for a fuel cell system comprising 5 vol. % or more of hydrocarbons based on the whole fuel, and 0.5-20 mass % of oxygenates in terms of an oxygen content based on the whole fuel, wherein the content of hydrocarbon compounds having a carbon number of 4 is 15 vol. % or less, the content of hydrocarbon compounds having a carbon number of 5 is 5 vol. % or more, the content of hydrocarbon compounds having a carbon number of 6 is 10 vol. % or more, the content of hydrocarbon compounds having carbon numbers of 7 and 8 in total is 20 vol. % or more, and the content of hydrocarbon compounds having carbon numbers of 10 or more is 20 vol. % or less.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2001Date of Patent: April 26, 2005Assignee: Nippon Oil CorporationInventors: Kenichirou Saitou, Iwao Anzai, Osamu Sadakane, Michiro Matsubara
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Patent number: 6837909Abstract: A fuel for a fuel cell system comprising hydrocarbon compounds, wherein a content of saturates is 30 vol. % or more, a content of olefins is 35 vol. % or less and a content of aromatics is 50 vol. % or less. The fuel for a fuel cell system has a high power generation quantity per weight, a high power generation quantity per CO2 emission, a low fuel consumption, a small quantity of evaporative gas (evapo-emission), small deterioration of a fuel cell system comprising such as a reforming catalyst, a water gas shift reaction catalyst, a carbon monoxide removal catalyst, fuel cell stacks and the like to maintain the initial performances for a long duration, good handling properties in terms of storage stability and inflammability, and a low preheating energy.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2001Date of Patent: January 4, 2005Assignee: Nippon Oil CorporationInventors: Kenichirou Saitou, Iwao Anzai, Osamu Sadakane, Michiro Matsubara
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Patent number: 6824573Abstract: A fuel for a fuel cell system comprising 0.5-40 mass % of oxygenates in terms of an oxygen content based on the whole fuel. The fuel for a fuel cell system has a high power generation quantity per weight, a high power generation quantity per CO2 emission, a low fuel consumption, a small evaporative gas (evapo-emission), small deterioration of a fuel cell system comprising such as a reforming catalyst, an aqueous gas shift reaction catalyst, a carbon monoxide removal catalyst, fuel cell stacks and the like to maintain the initial performances for a long duration, good handling properties in view of storage stability and inflammability and a low preheating heat quantity.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2002Date of Patent: November 30, 2004Assignee: Nippon Oil CorporationInventors: Kenichirou Saitou, Iwao Anzai, Osamu Sadakane, Michiro Matsubara
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Publication number: 20030187310Abstract: A fuel for a fuel cell system comprises wherein said fuel comprises 5 mol. % or more of hydrocarbons, 0.5-20 mass % of oxygenates therein in terms of an oxygen content batsed on the whole fuel and 5 mol. % or less of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers of 2 or less, 90 mol. % or more of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers of 3 and 4 in total, 5 mol. % or less of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers of 5 or more and is a gaseous phase under normal temperature and pressure. The fuel for a fuel cell system has a high power generation quantity per weight, a high power generation quantity per CO2 emission, a low fuel consumption, a small evaporative gas (evapo-emission), small deterioration of a fuel cell system comprising such as a reforming catalyst, a water gas shift reaction catalyst, a carbon monoxide removal catalyst, fuel cell stacks and the like to maintain the initial performances for a long duration, good handling properties in view of storage stability and inflammability, and a low preheating heat quantity.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2003Publication date: October 2, 2003Inventors: Kenichirou Saitou, Iwao Anzai, Osamu Sadakane, Michiro Matsubara
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Publication number: 20030158454Abstract: A fuel for a fuel cell system, which comprises at least 5 vol. % of hydrocarbons based on the whole fuel and 0.5 to 20 mass % of oxygenates in terms of an oxygen content based on the whole fuel, wherein the total content of hydrocarbon compounds which have carbon numbers of 7 and 8 is 20 vol. % or more based on the whole hydrocarbons and the total content of hydrocarbon compounds which have carbon numbers of 10 or more is 20 vol. % or less based on the whole hydrocarbons, and a fuel for a fuel cell system, which comprises at least 5 vol. % of hydrocarbons based on the whole fuel and 0.5 to 20 mass % of oxygenates in terms of an oxygen content based on the whole fuel, wherein the fuel has distillation properties; the initial boiling point in distillation of over 40° C. and 100° C. or lower, the 10 vol. % distillation temperature of over 50° C. and 120° C. or lower, the 90 vol. % distillation temperature of 110° C. or higher and 180° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2002Publication date: August 21, 2003Inventors: Kenichirou Saitou, Iwao Anzai, Osamu Sadakane, Michiro Matsubara
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Publication number: 20030141219Abstract: A fuel for a fuel cell system comprises wherein said fuel has distillation properties, the initial boiling point (initial boiling point 0) in distillation of 24° C. or higher and 50° C. or lower, the 10 vol. % distillation temperature (T10) of 35° C. or higher and 70° C. or lower, the 90 vol. % distillation temperature (T90) of 100° C. or higher and 180° C. or lower, and the final boiling point in distillation of 130° C. or higher and 210° C. or lower.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2002Publication date: July 31, 2003Inventors: Kenichirou Saitou, Iwao Anzai, Osamu Sadakane, Michiro Matsubara
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Publication number: 20030127355Abstract: A fuel for a fuel cell system comprising hydrocarbon compounds, wherein a content of saturates is 30 vol. % or more, a content of olefins is 35 vol. % or less and a content of aromatics is 50 vol. % or less. The fuel for a fuel cell system has a high power generation quantity per weight, a high power generation quantity per CO2 emission, a low fuel consumption, a small quantity of evaporative gas (evapo-emission), small deterioration of a fuel cell system comprising such as a reforming catalyst, a water gas shift reaction catalyst, a carbon monoxide removal catalyst, fuel cell stacks and the like to maintain the initial performances for a long duration, good handling properties in terms of storage stability and inflammability, and a low preheating energy.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2002Publication date: July 10, 2003Inventors: Kenichirou Saitou, Iwao Anzai, Osamu Sadakane, Michiro Matsubara
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Publication number: 20030105370Abstract: A fuel for a fuel cell system comprising hydrocarbon compounds, which fuel has distillation properties of the initial boiling point (initial boiling point 0) in distillation of over 40° C. and 100° C. or lower, the 10 vol. % distillation temperature (T10) of over 50° C. and 120° C. or lower, the 90 vol. % distillation temperature (T90) of 110° C. or higher and 180° C. or lower, and the final boiling point in distillation of 130° C. or higher and 210° C. or lower.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2002Publication date: June 5, 2003Inventors: Kenichirou Saitou, Iwao Anzai, Osamu Sadakane, Michiro Matsubara
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Publication number: 20030105369Abstract: A fuel for a fuel cell system comprises wherein said fuel comprises hydrocarbons comprising 60 mol. % or more of saturates, 40 mol. % or less of olefins, 0.5 mol. % or less of butadiene, 0.1 mol. % or more of isoparaffin in saturates having carbon atoms of 4 or more and being a gaseous phase under normal temperature and pressure. The fuel for a fuel cell system has a high power generation quantity per weight, a high power generation quantity per CO2 emission, a low fuel consumption, a small evaporative gas (evapo-emission), small deterioration of a fuel cell system comprising such as a reforming catalyst, a water gas shift reaction catalyst, a carbon monoxide removal catalyst, fuel cell stacks and the like to maintain the initial performances for a long duration, good handling properties in view of storage stability and inflammability, and a low preheating heat quantity.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2002Publication date: June 5, 2003Inventors: Kenichirou Saitou, Iwao Anzai, Osamu Sadakane, Michiro Matsubara
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Publication number: 20030094396Abstract: A fuel for a fuel cell system comprising hydrocarbon compounds, which fuel has distillation properties of the initial boiling point (initial boiling point 0) in distillation of 24° C. or higher and 40° C. or lower, the 10 vol. % distillation temperature (T10) of 25° C. or higher and 50° C. or lower, the 90 vol. % distillation temperature (T90) of 45° C. or higher and 130° C. or lower, and the final boiling point in distillation of 55° C. or higher and 150° C. or lower.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2002Publication date: May 22, 2003Inventors: Kenichirou Saitou, Iwao Anzai, Osamu Sadakane, Michiro Matsubara
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Publication number: 20030056429Abstract: A fuel for a fuel cell system comprising 0.5-40 mass % of oxygenates in terms of an oxygen content based on the whole fuel. The fuel for a fuel cell system has a high power generation quantity per weight, a high power generation quantity per CO2 emission, a low fuel consumption, a small evaporative gas (evapo-emission), small deterioration of a fuel cell system comprising such as a reforming catalyst, an aqueous gas shift reaction catalyst, a carbon monoxide removal catalyst, fuel cell stacks and the like to maintain the initial performances for a long duration, good handling properties in view of storage stability and inflammability and a low preheating heat quantity.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2002Publication date: March 27, 2003Inventors: Kenichirou Saitou, Iwao Anzai, Osamu Sadakane, Michiro Matsubara
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Publication number: 20030056430Abstract: The present invention relates to a fuel for a fuel cell system comprising 5 vol. % or more of hydrocarbons based on the whole fuel, and 0.5-20 mass % of oxygenates in terms of an oxygen content based on the whole fuel, wherein the content of hydrocarbon compounds having a carbon number of 4 is 15 vol. % or less, the content of hydrocarbon compounds having a carbon number of 5 is 5 vol. % or more, the content of hydrocarbon compounds having a carbon number of 6 is 10 vol. % or more, the content of hydrocarbon compounds having carbon numbers of 7 and 8 in total is 20 vol. % or more, and the content of hydrocarbon compounds having carbon numbers of 10 or more is 20 vol. % or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2002Publication date: March 27, 2003Inventors: Kenichirou Saitou, Iwao Anzai, Osamu Sadakane, Michiro Matsubara
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Patent number: 4495089Abstract: A continuous process for the production of a solvent for use in the liquefaction of coal is described. The process comprises hydrogenating a mixture of 100 parts by weight of a hydrocarbon mixture and from 0.2 to 10 parts by weight of phenol and/or alkylphenol. The hydrocarbon mixture contains at least 50% by weight of a polycyclic (from tricyclic to pentacyclic) aromatic hydrocarbon or its alkyl derivative. The hydrocarbon mixture is distilled away in a proportion of at least 80% when heated at a temperature of from 320.degree. to 550.degree. C. The hydrogenation of the hydrocarbon mixture and phenol and/or alkylphenol may be carried out with or without the addition of from 0.05 to 0.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 1982Date of Patent: January 22, 1985Assignee: Mitsubishi Oil Company, LimitedInventors: Hiroyuki Ihara, Kazuo Takahashi, Michiro Matsubara, Fumio Kumata, Yoshitomo Sanami