Patents by Inventor Mitsunobu Ito

Mitsunobu Ito 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).

  • Publication number: 20240408586
    Abstract: An object is to provide a method for producing a catalyst molded article which is high in mechanical strength and which enables unsaturated aldehyde and/or unsaturated carboxylic acid to be produced at high yield(s). The object is achieved by a method for producing a catalyst molded article, the method including (1) a step of adding an ammonium radical to a slurry (liquid A) including molybdenum and phosphorus, at a rate satisfying the following expression (I), to prepare a slurry (liquid B), 0.1?v/M?3 (I), in which v represents the rate of addition of the ammonium radical [mol/hour], and M represents the mass of the liquid A [kg], (2) a step of adjusting the pH of the liquid B, to prepare a slurry (liquid C) having a pH lower than that of the liquid B by 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takuro WATANABE, Wataru NINOMIYA, Mitsunobu ITO
  • Patent number: 12020672
    Abstract: Audio equipment configured to perform a special operation or an effecting on music data being played by an external device includes: an operation control signal group storage configured to store an operation control signal group for commanding the special operation or the effecting for the music data; an operation control signal group calling section configured to call up the operation control signal group stored in the operation control signal group storage at a timing in accordance with an operation by an operator; and an operation control signal group outputting section configured to output the operation control signal group called by the operation control signal group calling section to the external device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: ALPHATHETA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Onishi, Mitsunobu Ito, Shimpei Aso
  • Publication number: 20240199804
    Abstract: Provided is a method for producing at least one type of thermoplastic resin selected from polycarbonate, polyester and polyester carbonate. The method includes a step of subjecting a dihydroxy compound and diaryl carbonate and/or dicarboxylic acid ester to melt polycondensation in the presence of a transesterification catalyst selected from a compound represented by formula (1) and/or formula (2). In formula (1), R1 to R24 are each a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms or a cycloalkyl group. Some of the carbon atoms may be substituted by heteroatoms. Among R1 to R24, alkyl groups or the like substituted on the same N atom may bond to each other to form a ring. The values of a to d are each 0 or 1. X? is a monovalent anion. In formula (2), Ar1 to Ar12 are each a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group. M? is a monovalent anion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Applicants: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, Agency For Science, Technology & Research
    Inventors: Shohei Tomita, Toshiki Monden, Mitsunobu Ito, Cun Wang, Martin Van Meurs, Boon Ying Tay
  • Patent number: 11285462
    Abstract: A catalyst for producing unsaturated aldehyde and unsaturated carboxylic acid, wherein the cumulative pore volume (A) of pores having a pore diameter of 1 ?m or more and 100 ?m or less, in the catalyst, is 0.12 ml/g or more and 0.19 ml/g or less, and the ratio (A/B) of the cumulative pore volume (A) to the cumulative pore volume (B) of pores having a pore diameter of 1 ?m or more and 100 ?m or less, in a pulverized product not passing through a Tyler 6 mesh, in a pulverized product obtained by pulverization of the catalyst under a particular condition is 0.30 or more and 0.87 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsunobu Ito, Hiroto Ito
  • Patent number: 11084029
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a catalyst ensuring that in the case of causing gas-phase catalytic oxidation of an unsaturated aldehyde and an oxygen-containing gas with use of the catalyst to produce a corresponding unsaturated carboxylic acid, the pressure loss can be kept low and an unsaturated carboxylic acid can be produced with high selectivity. The present invention relates to a ring-shaped or columnar catalyst, which is used at the time of producing a corresponding unsaturated carboxylic acid by causing gas-phase catalytic oxidation of an unsaturated aldehyde and an oxygen-containing gas, wherein the outer peripheral edge part is inclined relative to the center line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuharu Tazawa, Yoshimune Abe, Mitsunobu Ito
  • Patent number: 11033891
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a catalyst ensuring that in the case of causing gas-phase catalytic oxidation of an unsaturated aldehyde and an oxygen-containing gas with use of the catalyst to produce a corresponding unsaturated carboxylic acid, the pressure loss can be kept low and an unsaturated carboxylic acid can be produced with high selectivity. The present invention relates to a ring-shaped or columnar catalyst, which is used at the time of producing a corresponding unsaturated carboxylic acid by causing gas-phase catalytic oxidation of an unsaturated aldehyde and an oxygen-containing gas, wherein the outer peripheral edge part is inclined relative to the center line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuharu Tazawa, Yoshimune Abe, Mitsunobu Ito
  • Publication number: 20210012759
    Abstract: Audio equipment configured to perform a special operation or an effecting on music data being played by an external device includes: an operation control signal group storage configured to store an operation control signal group for commanding the special operation or the effecting for the music data; an operation control signal group calling section configured to call up the operation control signal group stored in the operation control signal group storage at a timing in accordance with an operation by an operator; and an operation control signal group outputting section configured to output the operation control signal group called by the operation control signal group calling section to the external device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Kenji Onishi, Mitsunobu Ito, Shimpei Aso
  • Publication number: 20200086301
    Abstract: A catalyst for producing unsaturated aldehyde and unsaturated carboxylic acid, wherein the cumulative pore volume (A) of pores having a pore diameter of 1 ?m or more and 100 ?m or less, in the catalyst, is 0.12 ml/g or more and 0.19 ml/g or less, and the ratio (A/B) of the cumulative pore volume (A) to the cumulative pore volume (B) of pores having a pore diameter of 1 ?m or more and 100 ?m or less, in a pulverized product not passing through a Tyler 6 mesh, in a pulverized product obtained by pulverization of the catalyst under a particular condition is 0.30 or more and 0.87 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsunobu Ito, Hiroto Ito
  • Publication number: 20190151835
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a catalyst ensuring that in the case of causing gas-phase catalytic oxidation of an unsaturated aldehyde and an oxygen-containing gas with use of the catalyst to produce a corresponding unsaturated carboxylic acid, the pressure loss can be kept low and an unsaturated carboxylic acid can be produced with high selectivity. The present invention relates to a ring-shaped or columnar catalyst, which is used at the time of producing a corresponding unsaturated carboxylic acid by causing gas-phase catalytic oxidation of an unsaturated aldehyde and an oxygen-containing gas, wherein the outer peripheral edge part is inclined relative to the center line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuharu Tazawa, Yoshimune Abe, Mitsunobu Ito