Patents by Inventor Noriko Chiba
Noriko Chiba 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: 9993766Abstract: A carbon dioxide capture apparatus according to an embodiment includes an absorber and a stripper. The liquid level of the absorbing liquid within the absorber is measured by an absorber level gauge. A regulating liquid that contains water and is used to control the proportion of water contained in the absorbing liquid is stored in a regulating liquid tank. The flow rate of the regulating liquid to be supplied from the regulating liquid tank to the absorber or the stripper is controlled by a regulating liquid control valve. A controller controls the opening degree of the regulating liquid control valve based on the liquid level of the absorbing liquid measured by the absorber level gauge.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2015Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Noriko Chiba, Masatoshi Hodotsuka, Norihide Egami
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Patent number: 9901870Abstract: In one embodiment, a carbon dioxide capturing system includes an absorption tower configured to bring a treatment target gas containing carbon dioxide into contact with an absorption liquid, and to discharge the absorption liquid having absorbed the carbon dioxide. The system further includes a regeneration tower configured to make the absorption liquid discharged from the absorption tower dissipate the carbon dioxide, and to discharge the absorption liquid having dissipated the carbon dioxide. The system further includes a treatment target gas line configured to introduce the treatment target gas into the absorption tower, a first introduction module configured to introduce a first gas having a higher carbon dioxide concentration than the treatment target gas into the treatment target gas line, and a second introduction module configured to introduce a second gas having a lower carbon dioxide concentration than the treatment target gas into the treatment target gas line.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2014Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Mitsuru Udatsu, Masatoshi Hodotsuka, Hideo Kitamura, Satoshi Saito, Haruki Fujimoto, Noriko Chiba
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Patent number: 9737848Abstract: A carbon dioxide capture system includes: a washing unit which uses cleaning water to clean absorption unit exhaust gas or stripping unit exhaust gas; and a gas-liquid separation device which allows condensed water generated by cooling washing unit exhaust gas to be separated from the washing unit exhaust gas. The condensed water is mixed into the cleaning water by a condensed water line. If the amount of the cleaning water becomes more than a predetermined amount, the cleaning water is mixed into an absorbing liquid by a cleaning water line. A controller controls a condensed water valve.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2015Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Mitsuru Udatsu, Masatoshi Hodotsuka, Hideo Kitamura, Kiyohiko Iwasa, Keita Nagano, Noriko Chiba, Yusuke Handa, Satoshi Saito
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Publication number: 20160346725Abstract: A carbon dioxide capture system includes: a washing unit which uses cleaning water to clean absorption unit exhaust gas or stripping unit exhaust gas; and a gas-liquid separation device which allows condensed water generated by cooling washing unit exhaust gas to be separated from the washing unit exhaust gas. The condensed water is mixed into the cleaning water by a condensed water line. If the amount of the cleaning water becomes more than a predetermined amount, the cleaning water is mixed into an absorbing liquid by a cleaning water line. A controller controls a condensed water valve.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2015Publication date: December 1, 2016Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Mitsuru UDATSU, Masatoshi Hodotsuka, Hideo Kitamura, Kiyohiko Iwasa, Keita Nagano, Noriko Chiba, Yusuke Handa, Satoshi Saito
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Publication number: 20160136566Abstract: A carbon dioxide capture apparatus according to an embodiment includes an absorber and a stripper. The liquid level of the absorbing liquid within the absorber is measured by an absorber level gauge. A regulating liquid that contains water and is used to control the proportion of water contained in the absorbing liquid is stored in a regulating liquid tank. The flow rate of the regulating liquid to be supplied from the regulating liquid tank to the absorber or the stripper is controlled by a regulating liquid control valve. A controller controls the opening degree of the regulating liquid control valve based on the liquid level of the absorbing liquid measured by the absorber level gauge.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2015Publication date: May 19, 2016Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Noriko CHIBA, Masatoshi HODOTSUKA, Norihide EGAMI
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Patent number: 9248403Abstract: According to one embodiment, a carbon dioxide recovery device includes an absorption tower configured to cause carbon dioxide-containing gas to come in contact with absorbing solution and to generate rich solution absorbing the carbon dioxide, a regeneration tower configured to heat the rich solution, to disperse steam containing the carbon dioxide, and to generate lean solution from which the carbon dioxide is removed, a heat exchanging device configured to exchange heat between the lean solution and the rich solution, to supply the rich solution after the heat exchange to the regeneration tower, and to supply the lean solution after the heat exchange to the absorption tower, and a cooling device configured to cool a part of the rich solution discharged from a first place of the absorption tower and to supply the cooled rich solution to a second place higher than the first place of the absorption tower.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2013Date of Patent: February 2, 2016Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Mitsuru Udatsu, Hideo Kitamura, Masatoshi Hodotsuka, Satoshi Saito, Kensuke Suzuki, Noriko Chiba, Haruki Fujimoto
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Publication number: 20140301927Abstract: In one embodiment, a carbon dioxide capturing system includes an absorption tower configured to bring a treatment target gas containing carbon dioxide into contact with an absorption liquid, and to discharge the absorption liquid having absorbed the carbon dioxide. The system further includes a regeneration tower configured to make the absorption liquid discharged from the absorption tower dissipate the carbon dioxide, and to discharge the absorption liquid having dissipated the carbon dioxide. The system further includes a treatment target gas line configured to introduce the treatment target gas into the absorption tower, a first introduction module configured to introduce a first gas having a higher carbon dioxide concentration than the treatment target gas into the treatment target gas line, and a second introduction module configured to introduce a second gas having a lower carbon dioxide concentration than the treatment target gas into the treatment target gas line.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2014Publication date: October 9, 2014Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Mitsuru Udatsu, Masatoshi Hodotsuka, Hideo Kitamura, Satoshi Saito, Haruki Fujimoto, Noriko Chiba
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Publication number: 20130343976Abstract: According to one embodiment, a carbon dioxide recovery device includes an absorption tower configured to cause carbon dioxide-containing gas to come in contact with absorbing solution and to generate rich solution absorbing the carbon dioxide, a regeneration tower configured to heat the rich solution, to disperse steam containing the carbon dioxide, and to generate lean solution from which the carbon dioxide is removed, a heat exchanging device configured to exchange heat between the lean solution and the rich solution, to supply the rich solution after the heat exchange to the regeneration tower, and to supply the lean solution after the heat exchange to the absorption tower, and a cooling device configured to cool a part of the rich solution discharged from a first place of the absorption tower and to supply the cooled rich solution to a second place higher than the first place of the absorption tower.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2013Publication date: December 26, 2013Inventors: Mitsuru UDATSU, Hideo KITAMURA, Masatoshi HODOTSUKA, Satoshi SAITO, Kensuke SUZUKI, Noriko CHIBA, Haruki FUJIMOTO
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Patent number: 7950714Abstract: A vehicle seat is provided. The vehicle seat includes: a seat cushion and a seatback. The seat cushion includes a seating part, a front leg which is rotatably attached to and supports the seating part at a front side, and a pair of left and right rear legs which support a rear side of the seating part. The seatback is provided to the rear side of the seat cushion so as to be capable of falling rearward. The front leg is rotatably attached to a vehicle floor. The rear legs are detachably attached to the vehicle floor. The vehicle seat is adapted to be arranged from a seating mode into at least three of a plurality of modes including a table mode, a rear seat enter/exit mode, a storage mode, a foot rest mode, a flat luggage compartment mode, a rearward facing child safety seat mode.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2009Date of Patent: May 31, 2011Assignee: Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Satoru Kuno, Tsunetoshi Hattori, Noriko Chiba, Takayuki Kumamoto, Hideyuki Matsuo
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Publication number: 20090302632Abstract: A vehicle seat is provided. The vehicle seat includes: a seat cushion and a seatback. The seat cushion includes a seating part, a front leg which is rotatably attached to and supports the seating part at a front side, and a pair of left and right rear legs which support a rear side of the seating part. The seatback is provided to the rear side of the seat cushion so as to be capable of falling rearward. The front leg is rotatably attached to a vehicle floor. The rear legs are detachably attached to the vehicle floor. The vehicle seat is adapted to be arranged from a seating mode into at least three of a plurality of modes including a table mode, a rear seat enter/exit mode, a storage mode, a foot rest mode, a flat luggage compartment mode, a rearward facing child safety seat mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2009Publication date: December 10, 2009Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Satoru Kuno, Tsunetoshi Hattori, Noriko Chiba, Takayuki Kumamoto, Hideyuki Matsuo
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Publication number: 20030083523Abstract: A compound represented by the following general formula (I): 1Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2002Publication date: May 1, 2003Applicant: Mitsubishi Chemical CorporationInventors: Ryoichi Ando, Makoto Kawamura, Noriko Chiba, Kazutoshi Watanabe
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Patent number: 6444849Abstract: A compound represented by the following general formula (1); wherein X represents R1(R2)(R3)C— where R1 represents a C3-C8 cycloalkyl group, an optionally substituted C6-C14 aryl group, an optionally substituted heterocyclic residue, an optionally substituted C6-C14 aryloxy group, or an optionally substituted C7-C15 arylmethyl group; R2 and R3 independently represent hydrogen atom or a C1-C5 alkyl group, or R2 and R3 may combine to represent a C2-C7 alkylene group; or X represents R7—A— wherein R7 represents (i) a C1-C10 alkyl group which may optionally be substituted with an optionally substituted C6-C14 aryl group, an optionally substituted fluorenyl group or an optionally substituted heterocyclic group, (ii) an optionally substituted C6-C14 aryl group or (iii) an optionally substituted heterocyclic group, and A represents an oxygen atom or —N—R8 where R8 represents hydrogen atom or a C1-C5 alkyl group, Y represents an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom, R4 and RType: GrantFiled: December 22, 1999Date of Patent: September 3, 2002Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical CorporationInventors: Ryoichi Ando, Makoto Kawamura, Noriko Chiba, Kazutoshi Watanabe
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Patent number: 6007812Abstract: An imperfect fungus such as a microorganism belonging to the genus Curvularia in a culture medium containing nutrients utilizable for normal microorganisms and isolating MK7634 substance of a molecular formula: C.sub.8 H.sub.15 N.sub.3 O.sub.4 from the culture by, for example, solvent extraction, ion exchange resin technique or gel filtration chromatography. The MK7634 substance can be used as an active ingredient of drugs. In particular, the MK7634 substance is a novel anthelmintic substance and expected to be used as an active ingredient of anthelmintics.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 1997Date of Patent: December 28, 1999Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical CorporationInventors: Mina Kanda, Noriko Chiba, Shigenori Kumazawa, Masayuki Takagi, Kenzo Harimaya, Tadaaki Okada