Patents by Inventor Shinji Murai
Shinji Murai 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: 10625200Abstract: A carbon dioxide absorbent of an embodiment includes a chain amine, a cyclic amine, and an acid. The chain amine is a compound expressed by Formula (1) of FIG. 1. R1 in Formula (1) is hydrogen or an alkyl chain having at least one hydroxyl group and 1 to 7 carbon atoms. R2 in Formula (1) is an alkyl chain having at least one hydroxyl group and 1 to 7 carbon atoms. R3 in Formula (1) is hydrogen, a straight alkyl chain having 1 to 7 carbon atoms, a branched alkyl chain having 1 to 7 carbon atoms, or a cyclic alkyl chain having 5 to 7 carbon atoms.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2018Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Akiko Suzuki, Asato Kondo, Takashi Kuboki, Shinji Murai, Mitsuru Udatsu
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Patent number: 10605206Abstract: A fuel vapor processing apparatus may include a canister and a valve device. The canister may include a canister case and may adsorb fuel vapor and allow desorption of fuel vapor. The valve device may include a valve housing defining a fuel vapor passage therein. A valve may be disposed within the valve housing and may control a flow of fuel vapor through the fuel vapor passage. The valve housing may be directly connected to the canister case, so that the fuel vapor passage communicates within the canister case.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2015Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: AISAN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kazuki Nishiura, Shinji Murai
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Publication number: 20200086265Abstract: The embodiments provide an acidic gas absorbent, an acidic gas removal method, and an acidic gas removal apparatus. The absorbent absorbs an acidic gas in a large amount and hardly diffuses in air. The acidic gas absorbent according to the embodiment comprises an amine compound having a sulfonyl group and two or more amino groups.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2019Publication date: March 19, 2020Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions CorporationInventors: Yoshihiko Nakano, Akiko Suzuki, Takashi Kuboki, Toshihiro Imada, Shinji Murai, Reiko Yoshimura, Kenji Sano, Mitsuru Udatsu
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Publication number: 20200047110Abstract: The embodiments provide an acidic gas absorbent, an acidic gas removal method using the absorbent, and an acidic gas removal apparatus using the absorbent. The absorbent absorbs an acidic gas in a large amount and is hardly diffused. The acidic gas absorbent according to the embodiment comprises an amine compound represented by the following formula (1): [In the formula, each R1 is independently hydrogen, an alkyl group, or a primary or secondary amino-containing aminoalkyl group provided that at least one of R1s is the aminoalkyl group, each R2 is independently hydrogen, an alkyl group, hydroxy, amino, hydroxyamino, or a primary or secondary amino-containing aminoalkyl group, the alkyl or aminoalkyl group contained in R1 or R2 has a straight-chain or branched-chain skeleton and may be substituted with hydroxy or carbonyl, and p is 2 to 4.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2019Publication date: February 13, 2020Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONInventors: Akiko SUZUKI, Yoshihiko NAKANO, Reiko YOSHIMURA, Toshihiro IMADA, Takashi KUBOKI, Kenji SANO, Shinji MURAI, Mitsuru UDATSU
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Publication number: 20190376607Abstract: A fluid control valve includes a valve unit, a valve casing, and a secondary molded member. The valve casing houses the valve unit therein and includes a first connection pipe part and a second connection pipe part. The first connection pipe part has a hollow pipe shape with a first engagement part. The second connection pipe part has a hollow pipe shape with a second engagement part. The first connection pipe part is connected to the second connection pipe part. The secondary molded member is made of a resin material and covers the first engagement part and the second engagement part to prevent the first connection pipe part from being detached from the second connection pipe part.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2019Publication date: December 12, 2019Applicant: AISAN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Katsuhiko MAKINO, Shinji MURAI, Yasuhiro TSUZUKI, Naoya SUGIYAMA, Takeshi KUDO
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Publication number: 20190358579Abstract: The embodiment provides an acidic gas absorbent. The acidic gas absorbent comprises an amine compound of the formula (1) and a cyclic amino compound of the formula (2) or (3): [In the formulas, each R1 is independently a straight-chain hydroxyalkyl having a hydroxy at the terminal; R2 is a branched-chain secondary alkyl group; R3 and R4 are hydrogen, hydroxy, a hydroxyalkyl or aminoalkyl, provided that at least one of R3 and R4s is a hydroxyalkyl or aminoalkyl; each p is independently an integer of 2 to 4; each R5 is independently hydrogen, hydroxy, or a hydroxyalkyl or aminoalkyl, provided that at least one of R5s is a hydroxyalkyl or aminoalkyl; and q is an integer of 3 to 8.] The acidic gas removal method and apparatus according to the embodiment uses the above acidic gas absorbent.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2019Publication date: November 28, 2019Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONInventors: Shinji MURAI, Yasuhiro KATO, Akiko SUZUKI, Mitsuru UDATSU
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Publication number: 20190160422Abstract: Disclosed herein are acid gas absorbents that afford high acid gas (CO2) absorption amount per unit volume and high absorption speed and can prevent the absorbent components from diffusing. Also disclosed herein is a method and device for removing an acid gas, in which the energy required for separating the acid gas and regenerating the absorbent is reduced, are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2018Publication date: May 30, 2019Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONInventors: Shinji Murai, Yukishige Maezawa, Tetsuya Kaseda, Takehiko Muramatsu, Satoshi Saito, Mitsuru Udatsu, Daigo Muraoka, Masatoshi Hodotsuka
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Publication number: 20190083922Abstract: A carbon dioxide absorbent of an embodiment includes a chain amine, a cyclic amine, and an acid. The chain amine is a compound expressed by Formula (1) of FIG. 1. R1 in Formula (1) is hydrogen or an alkyl chain having at least one hydroxyl group and 1 to 7 carbon atoms. R2 in Formula (1) is an alkyl chain having at least one hydroxyl group and 1 to 7 carbon atoms. R3 in Formula (1) is hydrogen, a straight alkyl chain having 1 to 7 carbon atoms, a branched alkyl chain having 1 to 7 carbon atoms, or a cyclic alkyl chain having 5 to 7 carbon atoms.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2018Publication date: March 21, 2019Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Akiko SUZUKI, Asato Kondo, Takashi Kuboki, Shinji Murai, Mitsuru Udatsu
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Publication number: 20190083921Abstract: A carbon dioxide absorbent of an embodiment includes a heterocyclic amine expressed by Formula (1), and the heterocyclic amine having a pKa of any one amino group included in a heterocyclic ring in Formula (1) in a range of 7.0 or more to 8.6 or less and an organic solvent having a boiling point of 150° C. or more at 1 atm. A total mass of the heterocyclic amine and the organic solvent is 70 mass % or more to 100 mass % or less of the carbon dioxide absorbent. Each of R1 to R4 in Formula (1) is H, oxygen double-bonded with carbon of the heterocyclic ring, CH3, OH, or an alkyl chain optionally including a functional group. X1 in Formula (1) is H, CH3, CO, C(O)OC2H5, C(O)OC3H7, C(O)OCH(CH3)2, C(O)OC(CH3)3, C(O)OCH3, C(O)CH3, or C(O)C2H5.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2018Publication date: March 21, 2019Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Akiko Suzuki, Asato Kondo, Takashi Kuboki, Shinji Murai, Mitsuru Udatsu, Toshihiro Imada, Yoshihiko Nakano, Reiko Yoshimura
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Patent number: 10046269Abstract: There are provided an acidic gas absorbing agent that is large in recovery amount of an acidic gas. The acidic gas absorbing agent comprising an amine compound represented by general formula (1), and an acidic gas removing method and an acidic gas removing apparatus using the absorbing agent: wherein R1 represents a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms; R2 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms or a hydrogen atom; R3 and R4 each independently represent an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms or a hydrogen atom; and R5 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2016Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Shinji Murai, Yasuhiro Kato, Takehiko Muramatsu, Satoshi Saito, Daigo Muraoka, Yukishige Maezawa
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Patent number: 9901862Abstract: A carbon dioxide recovery system includes an absorption tower in which carbon dioxide is absorbed into an absorbing solution then the absorbing solution is output to a regeneration tower in which carbon dioxide is released from the absorbing solution. The regeneration tower outputs the absorbing solution from which carbon dioxide has been released and an exhaust gas included released carbon dioxide and water vapor. In a condensing section the exhaust gas is separated into dioxide gas stream and a condensed water stream. In a mixing section the condensed water is mixed with an amine to a replenishment amine aqueous solution in which the amine is dissolved in the condensed water. In a replenishment section the absorbing solution is mixed with the replenishment amine aqueous solution.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2014Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Yasuhiro Kato, Shinji Murai, Takehiko Muramatsu, Satoshi Saito
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Publication number: 20170356394Abstract: An evaporated fuel treatment device is provided with an electric-operated valve, a positive-pressure relief valve mechanism and a negative-pressure relief valve mechanism. The electric-operated valve has a valve body for opening/closing a vapor passage allowing a fuel tank and a canister, and adjusts the flow rate by electrical control. The positive-pressure relief valve mechanism opens when the pressure at the fuel tank side has a value greater than or equal to a predetermined positive pressure value. The negative-pressure relief valve mechanism opens when the pressure at the fuel tank side has a value less than or equal to a predetermined negative pressure value. The electric-operated valve is configured such that the valve body is moved in the valve opening direction by the pressure at the fuel tank side that is higher, by a predetermined value, than the valve opening pressure for the positive-pressure relief valve mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2015Publication date: December 14, 2017Applicant: AISAN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Shinji MURAI
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Patent number: 9803593Abstract: A flow rate control valve includes: a valve casing forming a fluid passage; a valve seat provided in the fluid passage; a stepping motor; a valve guide stroke-controlled by the stepping motor via a feed screw mechanism; a valve body configured to be placed and separated on and from the valve seat; a connector connecting the valve guide and the valve body so as to allow them to move in an axial direction within a predetermined range; a valve spring biasing the valve body in a closing direction. When closing the valve body, ECU controls the motor to a closed state such that a connection between the valve guide and the valve body by the connector is released, with the valve body being seated on the valve seat, and the valve guide being situated at a non-contact position spaced away from the valve seat.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2014Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: AISAN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Junya Kimoto, Shinji Murai
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Patent number: 9724642Abstract: An acid gas absorbent includes at least one kind of secondary amine compound represented by formula (1): where R1 is a cyclopentyl group or a cyclohexyl group which may be substituted by a substituted or non-substituted alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, R2 and R3 each indicate an alkylene group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, and R2 and R3 may each be the same or different, and be a straight chain or have a side chain.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2014Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Shinji Murai, Yukishige Maezawa, Yasuhiro Kato, Takehiko Muramatsu, Masatoshi Hodotsuka, Satoshi Saito
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Publication number: 20160296882Abstract: There are provided an acidic gas absorbing agent that is large in recovery amount of an acidic gas. The acidic gas absorbing agent comprising an amine compound represented by general formula (1), and an acidic gas removing method and an acidic gas removing apparatus using the absorbing agent: wherein R1 represents a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms; R2 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms or a hydrogen atom; R3 and R4 each independently represent an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms or a hydrogen atom; and R5 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2016Publication date: October 13, 2016Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Shinji MURAI, Yasuhiro KATO, Takehiko MURAMATSU, Satoshi SAITO, Daigo MURAOKA, Yukishige MAEZAWA
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Patent number: 9446346Abstract: There is provided an acidic gas absorbing agent that is large in absorption amount and high in absorption rate of an acidic gas per unit volume and can prevent the diffusion of ingredients of the absorbing agent. The acidic gas absorbing agent includes an amino acid salt of formula 1 or formula 2 and an amine compound of formula 3. wherein COOMe represents a carboxylate group; Me represents an alkali metal. R1 and R2 represent an C1-4 alkylene chain; R3 represents a cycloalkyl group; R4 represents a hydrogen atom or an C1-4 alkyl group; and R5 represents a hydroxyalkyl group.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2015Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Shinji Murai, Yasuhiro Kato, Takehiko Muramatsu, Satoshi Saito
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Patent number: 9409119Abstract: An acid gas absorbent of which recovery amount of acid gas such as carbon dioxide is high, and an acid gas removal device and an acid gas removal method using the acid gas absorbent are provided. The acid gas absorbent of the embodiment comprising at least one type of tertiary amine compound represented by the following general formula (1). (In the above-stated formula (1), either one of the R1, R2 represents a substituted or non-substituted alkyl group of which carbon number is 2 to 5, and the other one represents a substituted or non-substituted alkyl group of which carbon number is 1 to 5. The R3 represents a methyl group or an ethyl group, and the R4 represents a hydroxyalkyl group. The R1, R2 may either be the same or different, and they may be coupled to form a cyclic structure.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2011Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Shinji Murai, Yukishige Maezawa, Yasuhiro Kato, Takehiko Muramatsu, Satoshi Saito, Hiroko Watando, Naomi Shida, Reiko Yoshimura, Takashi Kuboki
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Patent number: 9408213Abstract: When a frequency channel is shared between adjacent cells in a wireless communication system of time-division duplex operation utilizing a white space, more efficient communications can be achieved. In a wireless communication system of time-division duplex operation utilizing a white space, which is a temporally and spatially unused frequency, to perform wireless communications and having frames in which downstream and upstream subframes are alternately arranged on the time axis, a network controller calculates a common split position, which is to be used in synchronization between base stations sharing a frequency, from collected information in response to a frequency sharing trigger and synchronizes the determined split position between the base stations, thereby allowing the frequency channel to be shared.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2013Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.Inventors: Takashi Ishikawa, Shinji Murai, Tsuyoshi Tamaki
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Publication number: 20160186700Abstract: A fuel vapor processing apparatus may include a canister and a valve device. The canister may include a canister case and may adsorb fuel vapor and allow desorption of fuel vapor. The valve device may include a valve housing defining a fuel vapor passage therein. A valve may be disposed within the valve housing and may control a flow of fuel vapor through the fuel vapor passage. The valve housing may be directly connected to the canister case, so that the fuel vapor passage communicates within the canister case.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2015Publication date: June 30, 2016Applicant: AISAN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kazuki Nishiura, Shinji MURAI
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Publication number: 20160146159Abstract: A flow rate control valve includes: a valve casing forming a fluid passage; a valve seat provided in the fluid passage; a stepping motor; a valve guide stroke-controlled by the stepping motor via a feed screw mechanism; a valve body configured to be placed and separated on and from the valve seat; a connector connecting the valve guide and the valve body so as to allow them to move in an axial direction within a predetermined range; a valve spring biasing the valve body in a closing direction. When closing the valve body, ECU controls the motor to a closed state such that a connection between the valve guide and the valve body by the connector is released, with the valve body being seated on the valve seat, and the valve guide being situated at a non-contact position spaced away from the valve seat.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2014Publication date: May 26, 2016Applicant: AISAN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Junya KIMOTO, Shinji MURAI