Patents by Inventor Takako Ogasawara

Takako Ogasawara 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: 8192970
    Abstract: The method for treating microcystin-containing water which detoxifies microcystin in the microcystin-containing water, the method comprises the step of: bringing the microcystin-containing water into contact with a Sphingomonas bacterium to degrade biologically the microcystin in the microcystin-containing water, wherein: the Sphingomonas bacterium is a strain FERM P-19480 which is deposited as strain MDB1 with International Patent Organism Depositary, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Hitachi Plant Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuo Sumino, Takako Ogasawara, Ho-Dong Park
  • Publication number: 20080286846
    Abstract: The method for treating microcystin-containing water which detoxifies microcystin in the microcystin-containing water, the method comprises the step of: bringing the microcystin-containing water into contact with a Sphingomonas bacterium to degrade biologically the microcystin in the microcystin-containing water, wherein: the Sphingomonas bacterium is a strain FERM P-19480 which is deposited as strain MDB1 with International Patent Organism Depositary, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2007
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Applicant: Hitachi Plant Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuo Sumino, Takako Ogasawara, Ho-Dong Park
  • Patent number: 7425267
    Abstract: The method for treating microcystin-containing water which detoxifies microcystin in the microcystin-containing water, the method comprises the step of: bringing the microcystin-containing water into contact with a Sphingomonas bacterium to degrade biologically the microcystin in the microcystin-containing water, wherein: the Sphingomonas bacterium is a strain FERM P-19480 which is deposited as strain MDB1 with International Patent Organism Depositary, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2008
    Assignee: Hitachi Plant Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuo Sumino, Takako Ogasawara, Ho-Dong Park
  • Publication number: 20060096915
    Abstract: The method for treating microcystin-containing water which detoxifies microcystin in the microcystin-containing water, the method comprises the step of: bringing the microcystin-containing water into contact with a Sphingomonas bacterium to degrade biologically the microcystin in the microcystin-containing water, wherein: the Sphingomonas bacterium is a strain FERM P-19480 which is deposited as strain MDB1 with International Patent Organism Depositary, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2005
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Applicant: Hitachi Plant Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuo Sumino, Takako Ogasawara, Ho-Dong Park
  • Patent number: 6033569
    Abstract: In a method of biologically removing nitrogen and a system therefor according to the present invention, by utilizing the characteristics of AH bacteria as being nitrifying bacteria of nitrous acid type for displaying high activity at the high concentration of ammonium nitrogen and the characteristics of AL bacteria as being nitrifying bacteria of nitrous acid type for displaying high activity at the low concentration of the ammonium nitrogen, in the nitrifying process, operations capable of obtaining the maximum nitrifying speed in accordance with the concentration of the ammonium nitrogen can be performed, and the nitrifying reaction of nitrous acid type for producing nitrous acid as being an intermediate oxide material of the ammonium nitrogen can be performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2000
    Assignee: Hitachi Plant Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuo Sumino, Nobuko Hashimoto, Hiroki Nakamura, Kazuhiko Noto, Takako Ogasawara, Masaaki Shirai, Hiroyoshi Emori, Masataka Kasai
  • Patent number: 5997736
    Abstract: In a method of biologically removing nitrogen and a system therefor according to the present invention, by utilizing the characteristics of AH bacteria as being nitrifying bacteria of nitrous acid type for displaying high activity at the high concentration of ammonium nitrogen and the characteristics of AL bacteria as being nitrifying bacteria of nitrous acid type for displaying high activity at the low concentration of the ammonium nitrogen, in the nitrifying process, operations capable of obtaining the maximum nitrifying speed in accordance with the concentration of the ammonium nitrogen can be performed, and the nitrifying reaction of nitrous acid type for producing nitrous acid as being an intermediate oxide material of the ammonium nitrogen can be performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1999
    Assignee: Hitachi Plant Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuo Sumino, Nobuko Hashimoto, Hiroki Nakamura, Kazuhiko Noto, Takako Ogasawara, Masaaki Shirai, Hiroyoshi Emori, Masataka Kasai
  • Patent number: 5976378
    Abstract: Waste water containing ammonium nitrogen is brought into contact with either one of a catalytically acting substance for converting an ammonium oxidizing product produced by being oxidized by oxidizing bacteria for oxidizing ammonium nitrogen or converting bacteria for reproducing converting capacity of the catalytically acting substance in the aerobic condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1999
    Assignee: Hitachi Plant Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuo Sumino, Nobuko Hashimoto, Kazuhiko Noto, Takako Ogasawara
  • Patent number: 5876603
    Abstract: In a method of biologically removing nitrogen and a system therefor according to the present invention, by utilizing the characteristics of AH bacteria as being nitrifying bacteria of nitrous acid type for displaying high activity at the high concentration of ammonium nitrogen and the characteristics of AL bacteria as being nitrifying bacteria of nitrous acid type for displaying high activity at the low concentration of the ammonium nitrogen, in the nitrifying process, operations capable of obtaining the maximum nitrifying speed in accordance with the concentration of the ammonium nitrogen can be performed, and the nitrifying reaction of nitrous acid type for producing nitrous acid as being an intermediate oxide material of the ammonium nitrogen can be performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Assignee: Hitachi Plant Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuo Sumino, Nobuko Hashimoto, Hiroki Nakamura, Kazuhiko Noto, Takako Ogasawara, Masaaki Shirai, Hiroyoshi Emori, Masataka Kasai
  • Patent number: 5849180
    Abstract: In a method of biologically removing nitrogen and a system therefor according to the present invention, by utilizing the characteristics of AH bacteria as being nitrifying bacteria of nitrous acid type for displaying high activity at the high concentration of ammonium nitrogen and the characteristics of AL bacteria as being nitrifying bacteria of nitrous acid type for displaying high activity at the low concentration of the ammonium nitrogen, in the nitrifying process, operations capable of obtaining the maximum nitrifying speed in accordance with the concentration of the ammonium nitrogen can be performed, and the nitrifying reaction of nitrous acid type for producing nitrous acid as being an intermediate oxide material of the ammonium nitrogen can be performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1998
    Assignee: Hitachi Plant Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Tatsuo Sumino, Nobuko Hashimoto, Hiroki Nakamura, Kazuhiko Noto, Takako Ogasawara, Masaaki Shirai, Hiroyoshi Emori, Masataka Kasai