Patents by Inventor Nobuyuki Ashikaga

Nobuyuki Ashikaga 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: 20100059448
    Abstract: The present invention provides a water treatment composition capable of effectively adsorbing pollutants in water treatment. The composition can be rapidly separated by use of magnetic force, and hence is excellent in workability. The composition comprises magnetic particles for water purification, and is suitably used in water treatment for removing oils and the like in water. The magnetic particles are prepared by subjecting magnetic powder to surface treatment with a particular organometallic compound. The organometallic compound comprises a metal atom connected to an alkoxy group and an amphipathic organic group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Shinetsu Fujieda, Tatsuoki Kono, Shinji Murai, Taro Fukaya, Hideyuki Tsuji, Akiko Suzuki, Nobuyuki Ashikaga
  • Publication number: 20090321363
    Abstract: The present invention provides functional particles capable of effectively adsorbing impurities in water treatment. The particles can be rapidly separated by use of magnetic force, and hence are excellent in workability. They are magnetic particles having surfaces modified with amphipathic groups loaded thereon. The amphipathic group comprises an ammonium or carboxylate group as a hydrophilic moiety and a hydrocarbon group as a hydrophobic moiety. The hydrophobic moiety has a function of adsorbing the impurities, and the hydrophilic moiety has a function of dispersing the particles stably in water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Shinji Murai, Tatsuoki Kono, Shinetsu Fujieda, Taro Fukaya, Hideyuki Tsuji, Akiko Suzuki, Nobuyuki Ashikaga
  • Publication number: 20090314717
    Abstract: An oil-adsorbing particle composite and a water-treatment method using the same are provided. The particle composite is capable of selectively adsorbing contaminants such as oils contained in industrial and household wastewaters. The water-treatment method is capable of eliminating contaminants from the wastewater using the composite. The particle composite includes water-insoluble organic polymer particles, magnetic particles and a resin binder, the resin binder bonding the polymer particles and the magnetic particles. The polymer particles have an oil-adsorbing characteristic. The magnetic particles have a magnetic characteristic for a rapid collection of the composite using magnetic forces. The method includes dispersing the particle composite in contaminant-containing water, making the particle composite adsorb contaminants to separate the particle composite from the water after the adsorbing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2009
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Shinetsu Fujieda, Tatsuoki Kohno, Shinji Murai, Taro Fukaya, Hideyuki Tsuji, Akiko Suzuki, Nobuyuki Ashikaga
  • Publication number: 20090277843
    Abstract: A polymer composite is provided for a water treatment. The polymer composite with excellent workability is capable of adsorbing impurities in water, being rapidly separated from the water using magnetic forces. The polymer composite includes secondary aggregates. The secondary aggregates are formed of clumped particles, the particles being magnetic particles covered with a polymer. The polymer composite has porous structures suitable for adsorbing underwater impurities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2009
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Taro Fukaya, Shinetsu Fujieda, Shinji Murai, Akiko Suzuki, Hideyuki Tsuji, Tatsuoki Kohno, Nobuyuki Ashikaga
  • Publication number: 20090238746
    Abstract: A phosphorus recovery method and a phosphorus recovery system which can make equipment size small, and can be added easily also to an existing wastewater treatment facility, and can recover phosphorus by low cost, are provided. A phosphorus compound adsorption material includes a nitrogen containing compound which has an amino group at an end of molecular structure, a carrier supporting the nitrogen containing compound, and zinc ion or iron ion fixed to the nitrogen containing compound. After passing water to be treated containing phosphorus to an adsorption tower filled up with this phosphorus compound adsorption material to make phosphorus stick to the phosphorus compound adsorption material, a drug solution for desorption is supplied to the adsorption tower, and phosphorus is desorbed in liquid and is recovered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventors: Hidetake Shiire, Nobuyuki Ashikaga, Satoshi Haraguchi, Tokusuke Hayami, Tatsuoki Kono, Akiko Suzuki, Shinetsu Fujieda, Katsuya Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20090065441
    Abstract: A former (11) works, when supplied with wastewater containing heavy metals and hydrogen sulfide, to react heavy metals contained in wastewater with hydrogen sulfide to form sulfide salts, an acquirer (12) works, when supplied with sulfide salts and acid, to acquire hydrogen sulfide and heavy metal ions produced by reactions between sulfide salts and acid, a hydrogen sulfide supply line (13) supplies hydrogen sulfide acquired by the acquirer to the former, and a collection line (20) collects heavy metal ions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2008
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Inventors: Ryoichi Arimura, Nobuyuki Ashikaga, Takashi Menju, Atsushi Yukawa, Hiromi Tsukui, Hirofumi Noguchi, Shinji Oono
  • Publication number: 20090065417
    Abstract: A solid-liquid separator that separates raw water containing suspended solids into suspended solids (solid) and treated water (liquid) in easy and a short time is provided. A solid-liquid separator includes a separation tub, an inflow pipe configured to rotate raw water which flowed from the outlet of the inflow pipe in the separation tub, a froth discharge pipe configured to discharge the suspended solids surfaced in the separation tub and a treated water discharge pipe configured to discharge treated water by which the suspended solids were removed from raw water from the separation tub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2008
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Inventors: Takashi MENJU, Nobuyuki Ashikaga, Atsushi Yukawa, Hiromi Tsukui, Hirofumi Noguchi, Shinji Oono
  • Publication number: 20090048103
    Abstract: A phosphorus compound adsorbent; a phosphorus compound adsorption system, wherein the phosphorus compound adsorbed can be desorbed in a neutral solvent; and a method of using the phosphorus compound adsorbent are provided. The phosphorus compound adsorbent includes a nitrogen-containing compound having an amino group at an end of the molecular structure, a support carrying the nitrogen-containing compound, and at least one metal ion selected from the group consisting of a zinc ion, a cupper ion, an iron ion, and a zirconium ion, which is fixed to the nitrogen-containing compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2008
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Akiko Suzuki, Tatsuoki Kohno, Shinetsu Fujieda, Toshihide Takahashi, Katsuya Yamamoto, Mari Iwashita, Nobuyuki Ashikaga, Hidetake Shiire, Satoshi Haraguchi, Tokusuke Hayami
  • Publication number: 20090032451
    Abstract: An aeration-less water treatment apparatus including an anaerobic reactor which receives sewage to cause the sewage to flow as an upward stream, and an aerobic reactor which receives treated water from the anaerobic reactor to cause the water to flow as a downward stream so that the water contacts aerobic microorganisms and air to aerobically treat the polluted matter in the water, the apparatus further including a suspended sludge section located in a lower part of the anaerobic reactor and in which the anaerobic microorganisms are suspended in the sewage, and a carrier section located in an upper part of the anaerobic reactor and having carriers to which the anaerobic microorganisms are attached, the anaerobic microorganisms having flowed from the suspended sludge section being further attached to the carriers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Inventors: Masahiko Tsutsumi, Takumi Obara, Nobuyuki Ashikaga, Katsuya Yamamoto, Hiroshi Tamura
  • Publication number: 20070267345
    Abstract: An aeration-less water treatment system includes an anaerobic treatment tank which subjects sewage supplied by a pump to anaerobic treatment by causing the sewage to upflow, and an aerobic treatment tank which subjects anaerobically treated water to aerobic treatment by letting the anaerobically treated water to downflow by natural downflow. The aerobic treatment tank includes an aerobic filter bed section in which carriers to which aerobic microorganisms are adhered are arranged. The aerobic filter bed section subjects the anaerobically treated water to decomposition treatment by putting the anaerobic treatment water in contact with the aerobic microorganisms adhered to surfaces of the carriers. The aerobic filter bed section is provided with an air port which takes in air into under normal pressure, thereby activating the aerobic microorganisms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2007
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Inventors: Masahiko Tsutsumi, Nobuyuki Ashikaga, Yasuhiko Nagamori, Takumi Obara, Takashi Menju, Katsuya Yamamoto