Patents by Inventor Nobuo Ohmae

Nobuo Ohmae 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: 8992880
    Abstract: [Subject] Manufacturing onion-like carbon at a low cost. [Means for Realizing Subject] According to the invention, DLC powder, which is hard carbon powder, is produced by plasma CVD using a hydrocarbon gas as a material gas, in a first step, i.e. a DLC powder producing processing step. Then, in a second step, i.e. a DLC-to-OLC converting processing step, the DLC powder is heated in a vacuum or in an inert gas atmosphere to thereby convert the DLC powder into OLC. Like this, according to the invention, since a hydrocarbon gas can be used as a starting material to manufacture OLC, OLC can be manufactured at a significantly low cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignees: Shinko Seiki Company, Limited
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Terayama, Nobuo Ohmae
  • Publication number: 20150007773
    Abstract: To provide a CO2 recycling device which is compact and with which electricity consumption can be reduced. The invention is a device for manufacturing multilayer carbon nanotubes, carbon onions or nano-carbons, using a microwave plasma CVD method, taking the CO2 gas within a carbon monoxide-containing gas as the carbon source. The device comprises a microwave oscillator, a microwave waveguide and a reaction tube provided within the microwave waveguide, and a gas inlet pipe and an exhaust pipe are configured from the reaction tube which returns within the microwave waveguide and a ceramic-type heater provided on the inner wall of the gas inlet pipe. Then, microwave plasma is generated at the position where the reaction tube returns, and the multilayer carbon nanotube, carbon onion or nano-carbon formed is adhered to the inner wall of the exhaust pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2013
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Applicant: T-SUPPORT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiko Toyoshima, Nobuo Ohmae
  • Publication number: 20130189178
    Abstract: [Subject] Manufacturing onion-like carbon at a low cost. [Means for Realizing Subject] According to the invention, DLC powder, which is hard carbon powder, is produced by plasma CVD using a hydrocarbon gas as a material gas, in a first step, i.e. a DLC powder producing processing step. Then, in a second step, i.e. a DLC-to-OLC converting processing step, the DLC powder is heated in a vacuum or in an inert gas atmosphere to thereby convert the DLC powder into OLC. Like this, according to the invention, since a hydrocarbon gas can be used as a starting material to manufacture OLC, OLC can be manufactured at a significantly low cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicants: SHINKO SEIKI COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Terayama, Nobuo Ohmae
  • Publication number: 20120107525
    Abstract: Disclosed is a device which uses CO2 in exhaust gases as a carbon source and immobilises the carbon (C) in the CO2 to create an advanced carbon fuel in the form of useful, high added-value nanocarbon structures such as multi-layer carbon-nanotubes, carbon-onions or the like, and which also reduces the quantity of the CO2 contained in exhaust gases that is emitted into the atmosphere. A reactor is provided with at least: a substrate upon the surface whereof a catalyst layer of iron or the like is formed; a heat source means for heating the substrate; a gas introducing means for introducing carbon oxide containing gas onto the surface of the substrate; a microwave plasma generation means for generating microwave plasma on the surface of the substrate; and a power supply means, for the generation of microwave plasma.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Inventor: Nobuo Ohmae