Patents by Inventor Seiichi Murayama

Seiichi Murayama 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: 20210179455
    Abstract: A hydrogen peroxide water manufacturing device includes an ejector unit including an introduction-side diameter-increasing portion to which water to be treated is introduced, a nozzle portion connected to the introduction-side diameter-increasing portion and having an introduction opening to which a source gas containing oxygen gas is introduced from outside, on a side wall, and a discharge-side diameter-increasing portion that is connected to the nozzle portion and from which the water to be treated mixed with the source gas is discharged, and an electrolysis unit disposed downstream of the ejector unit and including electrolytic electrodes to electrolyze the discharged water to be treated mixed with the source gas and generate hydrogen peroxide by using the source gas as a source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naohiko SHIMURA, Seiichi MURAYAMA, Kanako NAKAJIMA, Ryutaro MAKISE, Kie KUBO
  • Publication number: 20210024388
    Abstract: An advanced oxidation water treatment system includes an ozone reaction tank; a first hydrogen peroxide supplier which supplies hydrogen peroxide to treatment water in a supply line supplying the treatment water to the ozone reaction tank; an ozone generator which generates and supplies an ozonized gas containing ozone to the ozone reaction tank; a second hydrogen peroxide supplier which can supply additional hydrogen peroxide to the ozone reaction tank downstream of where the ozonized gas is supplied; a meter which measures water quality of the treatment water at a location downstream of where the ozonized gas is supplied; and a controller which determines whether and how much additional hydrogen peroxide is to be supplied by the second hydrogen peroxide supplier based on the water quality measured by the meter, and to control the second hydrogen peroxide supplier accordingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Seiichi MURAYAMA, Naohiko SHIMURA, Kanako MORITANI, Ryutaro MAKISE
  • Publication number: 20210002150
    Abstract: A water treatment system includes: a water treatment device; a feed-water pump that feeds water to be treated to the water treatment device; an ozone generator that generates ozone-containing gas containing ozone gas and oxygen gas; and a direct-current power supply that supplies direct-current power. The water treatment device includes: an ejector including an inlet-side wider-diameter part into which the water is introduced, a nozzle in communication with the inlet-side wider-diameter part and including a sidewall including an inlet opening into which the ozone-containing gas is introduced, and an outlet-side wider-diameter part in communication with the nozzle, from which the water mixed with the ozone-containing gas is ejected; and an electrolyzer located downstream of the ejector and including an electrolysis-purpose electrode supplied with the direct-current power to electrolyze the ejected water mixed with the ozone-containing gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Naohiko SHIMURA, Seiichi MURAYAMA, Kanako NAKAJIMA, Ryutaro MAKISE, Kie KUBO
  • Publication number: 20200055754
    Abstract: A water treatment apparatus includes: a reaction vessel that contains water to be treated, including an upper part from which the water to be treated is introduced and a lower part from which the water to be treated is discharged, to form a downward flow; an ozone supply unit that supplies ozonized gas into the reaction vessel from the lower part to form an upward flow of the ozonized gas containing ozone gas and oxygen; and an electrolysis electrode pair disposed on the upper part of the reaction vessel, the pair that produces hydrogen peroxide from the water to be treated and the oxygen gas contained in the ozonized gas by electrolysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seiichi MURAYAMA, Naohiko SHIMURA, Kanako MORITANI, Ryutaro MAKISE, Kie KUBO
  • Publication number: 20180371628
    Abstract: A device for generating hydrogen peroxide includes an electrolytic cell, a pair of electrodes, and a circulation pipe. The electrolytic cell holds an electrolytic solution. The pair of electrodes is provided in the electrolytic cell and electrolyzes the electrolytic solution. The circulation pipe is connected to the electrolytic cell, and causes oxygen generated from the electrolytic solution that has been electrolyzed in the electrolytic cell to flow into the electrolytic cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi IDE, Seiichi MURAYAMA, Naohiko SHIMURA, Norimitsu ABE
  • Patent number: 10112125
    Abstract: A treatment method for a used ion exchange resin, includes: bringing a used ion exchange resin into contact with a reaction solution, the used ion exchange resin having an ion exchange group with at least a radionuclide or a heavy metal element adsorbed thereon, and the reaction solution containing an iron compound, hydrogen peroxide, and ozone; separating at least a part of the reaction solution in contact with the used ion exchange resin from the used ion exchange resin; and decomposing an organic component contained in the reaction solution separated from the used ion exchange resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Toshiaki Sugimori, Shinya Miyamoto, Seiichi Murayama, Takaaki Murata, Yumi Yaita, Masaaki Kaneko
  • Patent number: 9932250
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a membrane filtration system includes a raw water tank, a pretreatment membrane module, a raw water feed line, a high-pressure RO membrane module, a high-pressure line, a preceding power recovery unit which pressurize the pretreated water by transmitting the pressure of the concentrate to the pretreated water, a succeeding power recovery unit which pressurize the raw water by transmitting a remaining pressure of the concentrate to the raw water, a concentrate discharge line, a first pressure transmission line communicating to the power recovery unit by being branched from the high-pressure line, a second pressure transmission line communicating to the power recovery unit by being branched from the raw water feed line, and a valve provided in the drain line to regulate a discharge of the concentrate from the power recovery unit in accordance with a pressure loss in the pretreatment membrane module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Takeshi Matsushiro, Katsuya Yokokawa, Futoshi Kurokawa, Ryo Namba, Koichi Matsui, Hideaki Yamagata, Yuka Hiraga, Seiichi Murayama, Hiroyuki Tokimoto
  • Patent number: 9873619
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an apparatus for measuring hydroxyl radicals that measures hydroxyl radicals produced by irradiating a liquid to be treated flowing through a channel in which an ultraviolet lamp is arranged with ultraviolet rays, the apparatus includes a diverting unit, a reagent adding unit, and a measuring unit. The diverting unit has a diverting channel that diverts the liquid to be treated before being irradiated with the ultraviolet rays from the channel and part of which is arranged at a position enabling the liquid to be treated within the channel to be irradiated with the ultraviolet rays. The reagent adding unit adds a hydroxyl radical measuring reagent to the diverted liquid to be treated. The measuring unit irradiates the diverted liquid to be treated with the ultraviolet rays and measures the amount of hydroxyl radicals produced based on a change in the hydroxyl radical measuring reagent between before and after the irradiation with the ultraviolet rays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Seiichi Murayama, Norimitsu Abe, Takeshi Ide, Ryoichi Arimura, Kie Kubo, Kenji Takeuchi, Takahiro Soma
  • Publication number: 20160243474
    Abstract: A treatment method for a used ion exchange resin, includes: bringing a used ion exchange resin into contact with a reaction solution, the used ion exchange resin having an ion exchange group with at least a radionuclide or a heavy metal element adsorbed thereon, and the reaction solution containing an iron compound, hydrogen peroxide, and ozone; separating at least a part of the reaction solution in contact with the used ion exchange resin from the used ion exchange resin; and decomposing an organic component contained in the reaction solution separated from the used ion exchange resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Toshiaki SUGIMORI, Shinya MIYAMOTO, Seiichi MURAYAMA, Takaaki MURATA, Yumi YAITA, Masaaki KANEKO
  • Publication number: 20160009572
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a membrane filtration system includes a raw water tank, a pretreatment membrane module, a raw water feed line, a high-pressure RO membrane module, a high-pressure line, a preceding power recovery unit which pressurize the pretreated water by transmitting the pressure of the concentrate to the pretreated water, a succeeding power recovery unit which pressurize the raw water by transmitting a remaining pressure of the concentrate to the raw water, a concentrate discharge line, a first pressure transmission line communicating to the power recovery unit by being branched from the high-pressure line, a second pressure transmission line communicating to the power recovery unit by being branched from the raw water feed line, and a valve provided in the drain line to regulate a discharge of the concentrate from the power recovery unit in accordance with a pressure loss in the pretreatment membrane module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Takeshi MATSUSHIRO, Katsuya YOKOKAWA, Futoshi KUROKAWA, Ryo NAMBA, Koichi MATSUI, Hideaki YAMAGATA, Yuka HIRAGA, Seiichi MURAYAMA, Hiroyuki TOKIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20150353382
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an apparatus for measuring hydroxyl radicals that measures hydroxyl radicals produced by irradiating a liquid to be treated flowing through a channel in which an ultraviolet lamp is arranged with ultraviolet rays, the apparatus includes a diverting unit, a reagent adding unit, and a measuring unit. The diverting unit has a diverting channel that diverts the liquid to be treated before being irradiated with the ultraviolet rays from the channel and part of which is arranged at a position enabling the liquid to be treated within the channel to be irradiated with the ultraviolet rays. The reagent adding unit adds a hydroxyl radical measuring reagent to the diverted liquid to be treated. The measuring unit irradiates the diverted liquid to be treated with the ultraviolet rays and measures the amount of hydroxyl radicals produced based on a change in the hydroxyl radical measuring reagent between before and after the irradiation with the ultraviolet rays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Seiichi MURAYAMA, Norimitsu ABE, Takeshi IDE, Ryoich ARIMURA, Kie KUBO, Kenji TAKEUCHI, Takahiro SOMA
  • Publication number: 20140374618
    Abstract: An ultraviolet water treatment device of an embodiment includes an ultraviolet irradiation tank. The ultraviolet irradiation tank includes a plurality of ultraviolet irradiation modules. The ultraviolet irradiation modules include a plurality of lines of ultraviolet irradiation pipes, a cleaning device and a cleaning device driving unit. The ultraviolet irradiation pipes include a plurality of lines of ultraviolet lamps and a plurality of lines of ultraviolet lamp protective pipes individually protecting the ultraviolet lamps. The cleaning device cleans a surface of each ultraviolet lamp protective pipe. Each ultraviolet irradiation module includes two or three ultraviolet irradiation pipes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Takeshi IDE, Norimitsu ABE, Seiichi MURAYAMA, Shinji KOBAYASHI, Kenji TAKEUCHI, Takahiro SOMA
  • Patent number: 8742365
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an ultraviolet water treatment apparatus includes an ultraviolet lamp unit provided with a first plumbing flange coupling on each of both ends thereof, and further provided therein with an ultraviolet irradiation tube including an ultraviolet lamp and a lamp protective tube configured to protect the ultraviolet lamp, and a cleaning device drive unit provided with a second plumbing flange coupling on each of both ends thereof and configured to drive a cleaning device configured to clean a surface of the lamp protective tube. The ultraviolet lamp unit and the cleaning device drive unit are coupled with each other on the first and second plumbing flange couplings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Norimitsu Abe, Shinji Kobayashi, Seiichi Murayama, Takeshi Ide, Akihiko Shirota, Takahiro Soma
  • Patent number: 8137542
    Abstract: Disclosed is a water treatment system including a raw water tank, a module which includes a filtration membrane, a feed pump, a filtered water tank, a backwash pump which flows filtered water backward from the filtered water tank to the module, a valve and a channel which switch the direction of the water flow between the forward and reverse directions, a controller which suspends the supply of raw water from the raw water tank to the module, switches the valve and channel to the reverse direction, makes the backwash pump to supply filtered water from the filtered water tank to the module thereby backwashing the filtration membrane, and washing drainage treatment line including which treats backwashing drainage generated by backwashing of the filtration membrane, and returns the water to the raw water tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Norimitsu Abe, Seiichi Murayama, Takeshi Ide, Akira Morikawa, Shojiro Tamaki
  • Publication number: 20120061300
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a membrane filtration system includes a raw water tank, a pretreatment membrane module, a raw water feed line, a high-pressure RO membrane module, a high-pressure line, a preceding power recovery unit which pressurize the pretreated water by transmitting the pressure of the concentrate to the pretreated water, a succeeding power recovery unit which pressurize the raw water by transmitting a remaining pressure of the concentrate to the raw water, a concentrate discharge line, a first pressure transmission line communicating to the power recovery unit by being branched from the high-pressure line, a second pressure transmission line communicating to the power recovery unit by being branched from the raw water feed line, and a valve provided in the drain line to regulate a discharge of the concentrate from the power recovery unit in accordance with a pressure loss in the pretreatment membrane module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventors: Takeshi Matsushiro, Katsuya Yokokawa, Futoshi Kurokawa, Ryo Namba, Koichi Matsui, Hideaki Yamagata, Yuka Hiraga, Seiichi Murayama, Hiroyuki Tokimoto
  • Publication number: 20120061585
    Abstract: An ultraviolet water treating apparatus according to one embodiment has an ultraviolet irradiation unit, and water inlet and outlet pipes. The unit includes a hollow enclosure with first and second openings in its peripheral wall. Within the enclosure, one or more ultraviolet irradiation devices are provided, which irradiate ultraviolet light onto the water flowing through the enclosure. Also within the enclosure, a cleaning device is provided, which includes a cleaning tool to clean the surface of each protective sleeve, and a driving unit to move the cleaning tool along the protective sleeve. The inlet pipe is in fluid communication with the first opening and flows the water therethrough into the enclosure. The outlet pipe is in fluid communication with the second opening and flows the ultraviolet-irradiated water therethrough out of the enclosure. The inlet and outlet pipes have their central axes intersected with the central axis of the enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventors: Takeshi IDE, Norimitsu ABE, Seiichi MURAYAMA, Shinji KOBAYASHI, Kenji TAKEUCHI, Takahiro SOMA
  • Publication number: 20110220813
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an ultraviolet water treatment apparatus includes an ultraviolet lamp unit provided with a first plumbing flange coupling on each of both ends thereof, and further provided therein with an ultraviolet irradiation tube including an ultraviolet lamp and a lamp protective tube configured to protect the ultraviolet lamp, and a cleaning device drive unit provided with a second plumbing flange coupling on each of both ends thereof and configured to drive a cleaning device configured to clean a surface of the lamp protective tube. The ultraviolet lamp unit and the cleaning device drive unit are coupled with each other on the first and second plumbing flange couplings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2011
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Inventors: Norimitsu ABE, Shinji Kobayashi, Seiichi Murayama, Takeshi Ide, Akihiko Shirota, Takahiro Soma
  • Publication number: 20110024646
    Abstract: An ultraviolet irradiation water treatment apparatus includes a vessel having a cylindrical side portion, and plural rod-shaped ultraviolet lamps are disposed in parallel with a central axis of the side portion in the vessel. A water inlet pipe through which water flows into the vessel is provided in an outer wall of the side portion at a position in a tangential direction of an inner periphery of the side portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Inventors: Norimitsu Abe, Takeshi Ide, Takahiro Soma, Seiichi Murayama, Masao Kaneko, Shojiro Tamaki, Masumi Nakadate, Akira Morikawa
  • Patent number: 7838845
    Abstract: An ultraviolet irradiation water treatment apparatus includes a vessel having a cylindrical side portion, and plural rod-shaped ultraviolet lamps are disposed in parallel with a central axis of the side portion in the vessel. A water inlet pipe through which water flows into the vessel is provided in an outer wall of the side portion at a position in a tangential direction of an inner periphery of the side portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Norimitsu Abe, Takeshi Ide, Takahiro Soma, Seiichi Murayama, Masao Kaneko, Shojiro Tamaki, Masumi Nakadate, Akira Morikawa
  • Patent number: 7820038
    Abstract: A water treatment system that performs a water purifying treatment by use of ultraviolet radiation, comprises a front stage ultraviolet radiation device for radiating ultraviolet light in a front stage process in a water purifying treatment process, a rear stage ultraviolet radiation device for radiating ultraviolet light in a rear stage process, and a controller for controlling these ultraviolet radiation devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Norimitsu Abe, Takeshi Ide, Takeshi Matsushiro, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Seiichi Murayama