Patents by Inventor Ryuhei Ishikawa

Ryuhei Ishikawa 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: 9616375
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for removing carbon dioxide from a gas stream, comprising placing the gas stream in contact with a resin, wetting the resin with water, collecting water vapor and carbon dioxide from the resin, and separating the carbon dioxide from the water vapor. The resin may be placed in a chamber or a plurality of chambers connected in series wherein the first chamber contains resin that was first contacted by the gas, and each successive chamber contains resin which has been wetted and carbon dioxide collected from for a greater period of time than the previous chamber, and so on, until the last chamber. Secondary sorbents may be employed to further separate the carbon dioxide from the water vapor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Carbon Sink, Inc.
    Inventors: Allen B. Wright, Klaus S. Lackner, Ed Leon-Guerrero, Ursula Ginster, Tymothy Catterson, Karl Madison, Ryuhei Ishikawa, George W. Grimm, Mark Malcomson, Ping Liu
  • Patent number: 8999279
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for removing carbon dioxide from a gas stream without consuming excess energy, wherein a solid sorbent material is used to capture the carbon dioxide. The solid sorbent material may utilize a water-swing for regeneration. Various geometric configurations are disclosed for advantageous recovery of CO2 and regeneration of the sorbent material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Carbon Sink, Inc.
    Inventors: Allen B. Wright, Klaus S. Lackner, Ryuhei Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20140370576
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for removing carbon dioxide from a gas stream, comprising placing the gas stream in contact with a resin, wetting the resin with water, collecting water vapor and carbon dioxide from the resin, and separating the carbon dioxide from the water vapor. The resin may be placed in a chamber or a plurality of chambers connected in series wherein the first chamber contains resin that was first contacted by the gas, and each successive chamber contains resin which has been wetted and carbon dioxide collected from for a greater period of time than the previous chamber, and so on, until the last chamber. Secondary sorbents may be employed to further separate the carbon dioxide from the water vapor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Applicant: Kilimanjaro Energy, Inc.
    Inventors: Allen B. Wright, Klaus S. Lackner, Ed Leon-Guerrero, Ursula Ginster, Tymothy Catterson, Karl Madison, Ryuhei Ishikawa, George W. Grimm, Mark Malcomson, Ping Liu
  • Patent number: 8715393
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for removing carbon dioxide from a gas stream, comprising placing the gas stream in contact with a resin, wetting the resin with water, collecting water vapor and carbon dioxide from the resin, and separating the carbon dioxide from the water vapor. The resin may be placed in a chamber or a plurality of chambers connected in series wherein the first chamber contains resin that was first contacted by the gas, and each successive chamber contains resin which has been wetted and carbon dioxide collected from for a greater period of time than the previous chamber, and so on, until the last chamber. Secondary sorbents may be employed to further separate the carbon dioxide from the water vapor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Kilimanjaro Energy, Inc.
    Inventors: Allen B. Wright, Klaus S. Lackner, Ed Leon-Guerrero, Ursula Ginster, Tymothy Catterson, Karl Madison, Ryuhei Ishikawa, George W. Grimm, Mark Malcomson, Ping Liu
  • Publication number: 20120304858
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for removing carbon dioxide from a gas stream, comprising placing the gas stream in contact with a resin, wetting the resin with water, collecting water vapor and carbon dioxide from the resin, and separating the carbon dioxide from the water vapor. The resin may be placed in a chamber or a plurality of chambers connected in series wherein the first chamber contains resin that was first contacted by the gas, and each successive chamber contains resin which has been wetted and carbon dioxide collected from for a greater period of time than the previous chamber, and so on, until the last chamber. Secondary sorbents may be employed to further separate the carbon dioxide from the water vapor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2008
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: GLOBAL RESEARCH TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Allen B. Wright, Klaus S. Lackner, Ed Leon-Guerrero, Ursula Ginster, Tymothy Catterson, Karl Madison, Ryuhei Ishikawa, George W. Grimm, Mark Malcomson, Ping Liu
  • Publication number: 20110189075
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for removing carbon dioxide from a gas stream without consuming excess energy, wherein a solid sorbent material is used to capture the carbon dioxide. The solid sorbent material may utilize a water-swing for regeneration. Various geometric configurations are disclosed for advantageous recovery of CO2 and regeneration of the sorbent material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2009
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Inventors: Allen B. Wright, Klaus S. Lackner, Ryuhei Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 5372432
    Abstract: A dynamic pressure bearing with a magnetic fluid sealed therein is reduced in size without degrading the bearing performance and includes a sleeve 5 having an insertion hole 6 axially formed therein fixed in a housing 1, and a pair of pole pieces 9a, 9b disposed with clearances defined between the opposed surfaces of the sleeve 5 and the housing 1. A shaft 7 is inserted in and fixed to the pole pieces 9a, 9b, and is disposed in the insertion hole 6 with a clearance defined therebetween, and a magnetic fluid 15 is sealed in these clearances, thus forming a dynamic pressure bearing assembly. The sleeve 5 is made of nonmagnetic material while the housing 1, shaft 7 and pole pieces 9a, 9b are made of magnetic material. A permanent magnet 2 is interposed therebetween to form magnetic fields in the clearances between the housing 1 and the pole pieces 9a, 9b, thus sealing the magnetic fluid 15 therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 13, 1994
    Assignee: Nippon Ferrofluidics Corporation
    Inventor: Ryuhei Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 5052697
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an annular sealing member (7) arranged so as to surround the periphery of a working member such as a shaft (10). This sealing member (7) is produced by sticking a sheet (1) of elastic magnet to pole piece-constructing sheets (2,2), and punching the resulting assembly. The annular portion of said sheet (1) of elastic magnet is pressed to be contracted in the direction of thickness and stretched in the radial direction by said punching. As a result, the circumferential portion of the above described annular magnet (8) is dislocated so as to be sunk from the periphery of said annular pole pieces (9,9). Accordingly, the dimensional accuracy of inner and outer circumferences of the sealing member (7) is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 1, 1991
    Assignee: Nippon Ferrofluidics Corporation
    Inventor: Ryuhei Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 5050891
    Abstract: A sealing member for a ferrofluid seal according to the present invention is a sealing member (1) arranged so as to surround a periphery of a working member (5) such as a shaft. The sealing member (1) comprises an annular magnet (2) and an annular pole piece (3), an electrically conductive ferrofluid (6) being provided between the sealing member (1) and the working member (5) to construct an electrically conductive magnetic fluid-sealing member. An inner circumferential surface of the annular magnet (2) is coated with an electrically conductive non-magnetic film (4 ) continuing to the annular pole piece (3) to reduce size of the sealing member (1) and reduce electrical resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 24, 1991
    Assignee: Nippon Ferrofluidice Corporation
    Inventor: Ryuhei Ishikawa