Patents by Inventor Takanori OSHIKIRI

Takanori OSHIKIRI 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: 11395990
    Abstract: Provided is a reverse osmosis treatment system capable of simultaneously and efficiently recovering energy generated both at brine and permeate sides. The system comprises a branched portion configured to divide second to-be-treated water into third and fourth to-be-treated water; a high-pressure pump configured to pressurize the third to-be-treated water thereby to feed fifth to-be-treated water having a higher pressure than the to-be-treated water before divided; a displacement type of first energy recovery device configured to exchange pressures between the fourth to-be-treated water and brine thus separated by a reverse osmosis treatment device, thereby to produce sixth to-be-treated water having a higher pressure than the fourth one; and a second energy recovery device configured to raise a pressure of the third to-be-treated water located at a downstream side of the branched portion with a pressure of first permeate thus separated by the reverse osmosis treatment device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki Miyakawa, Kotaro Kitamura, Masayuki Matsuura, Takanori Oshikiri, Yusuke Okawa
  • Publication number: 20190336914
    Abstract: Provided is a reverse osmosis treatment system capable of simultaneously and efficiently recovering energy generated both at brine and permeate sides. The system comprises a branched portion configured to divide second to-be-treated water into third and fourth to-be-treated water; a high-pressure pump configured to pressurize the third to-be-treated water thereby to feed fifth to-be-treated water having a higher pressure than the to-be-treated water before divided; a displacement type of first energy recovery device configured to exchange pressures between the fourth to-be-treated water and brine thus separated by a reverse osmosis treatment device, thereby to produce sixth to-be-treated water having a higher pressure than the fourth one; and a second energy recovery device configured to raise a pressure of the third to-be-treated water located at a downstream side of the branched portion with a pressure of first permeate thus separated by the reverse osmosis treatment device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki MIYAKAWA, Kotaro KITAMURA, Masayuki MATSUURA, Takanori OSHIKIRI, Yusuke OKAWA
  • Patent number: 10434472
    Abstract: Provided is a seawater desalination system including reverse osmosis membrane modules each including: a reverse osmosis membrane; and a pressure vessel installing the reverse osmosis membrane, and configured to obtain permeated water and concentrated water using the reverse osmosis membranes housed in the reverse osmosis membrane modules by supplying seawater to the reverse osmosis membrane modules. The seawater desalination system includes a module group including the reverse osmosis membrane modules connected together in parallel. The seawater is supplied to each of the reverse osmosis membrane modules by being supplied to the module group through first and second seawater supply routes. The first and second seawater supply routes are each provided with a liquid transport pump configured to supply the seawater flowing through the seawater supply route to the module group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kotaro Kitamura, Shinichi Yoshikawa, Masayuki Matsuura, Takanori Oshikiri, Yusuke Okawa
  • Publication number: 20190300394
    Abstract: A desalination system includes: a pressurized vessel which generates concentrate water and permeate water by causing treatment target water to pass through a reverse osmosis membrane element built in the pressurized vessel; an energy recovery device which is located on a discharge channel so as to discharge the permeate water, and recovers energy of the permeate water; a bypass discharge channel which branches off from the discharge channel and is located between the pressurized vessel and the energy recovery device, and which discharges the permeate water; and a bypass control mechanism which is located on the bypass discharge channel and controls a discharge volume of the permeate water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Hiroki MIYAKAWA, Kotaro KITAMURA, Masayuki MATSUURA, Takanori OSHIKIRI, Yusuke OKAWA
  • Patent number: 10427101
    Abstract: Provided is a reverse osmosis treatment system capable of simultaneously and efficiently recovering energy generated both at brine and permeate sides. The system comprises a branched portion configured to divide second to-be-treated water into third and fourth to-be-treated water; a high-pressure pump configured to pressurize the third to-be-treated water thereby to feed fifth to-be-treated water having a higher pressure than the to-be-treated water before divided; a displacement type of first energy recovery device configured to exchange pressures between the fourth to-be-treated water and brine thus separated by a reverse osmosis treatment device, thereby to produce sixth to-be-treated water having a higher pressure than the fourth one; and a second energy recovery device configured to raise a pressure of the third to-be-treated water located at a downstream side of the branched portion with a pressure of first permeate thus separated by the reverse osmosis treatment device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki Miyakawa, Kotaro Kitamura, Masayuki Matsuura, Takanori Oshikiri, Yusuke Okawa
  • Patent number: 10099180
    Abstract: Provided is a seawater desalination system including reverse osmosis membrane modules each including: a reverse osmosis membrane; and a pressure vessel installing the reverse osmosis membrane, and configured to obtain permeated water and concentrated water using the reverse osmosis membranes housed in the reverse osmosis membrane modules by supplying seawater to the reverse osmosis membrane modules. The seawater desalination system includes a module group including the reverse osmosis membrane modules connected together in parallel. The seawater is supplied to each of the reverse osmosis membrane modules by being supplied to the module group through first and second seawater supply routes. The first and second seawater supply routes are each provided with a liquid transport pump configured to supply the seawater flowing through the seawater supply route to the module group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kotaro Kitamura, Shinichi Yoshikawa, Masayuki Matsuura, Takanori Oshikiri, Yusuke Okawa
  • Publication number: 20170173534
    Abstract: Provided is a reverse osmosis treatment system capable of simultaneously and efficiently recovering energy generated both at brine and permeate sides. The system comprises a branched portion configured to divide second to-be-treated water into third and fourth to-be-treated water; a high-pressure pump configured to pressurize the third to-be-treated water thereby to feed fifth to-be-treated water having a higher pressure than the to-be-treated water before divided; a displacement type of first energy recovery device configured to exchange pressures between the fourth to-be-treated water and brine thus separated by a reverse osmosis treatment device, thereby to produce sixth to-be-treated water having a higher pressure than the fourth one; and a second energy recovery device configured to raise a pressure of the third to-be-treated water located at a downstream side of the branched portion with a pressure of first permeate thus separated by the reverse osmosis treatment device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki MIYAKAWA, Kotaro KITAMURA, Masayuki MATSUURA, Takanori OSHIKIRI, Yusuke OKAWA
  • Publication number: 20160346735
    Abstract: Provided is a seawater desalination system including reverse osmosis membrane modules each including: a reverse osmosis membrane; and a pressure vessel installing the reverse osmosis membrane, and configured to obtain permeated water and concentrated water using the reverse osmosis membranes housed in the reverse osmosis membrane modules by supplying seawater to the reverse osmosis membrane modules. The seawater desalination system includes a module group including the reverse osmosis membrane modules connected together in parallel. The seawater is supplied to each of the reverse osmosis membrane modules by being supplied to the module group through first and second seawater supply routes. The first and second seawater supply routes are each provided with a liquid transport pump configured to supply the seawater flowing through the seawater supply route to the module group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kotaro KITAMURA, Shinichi YOSHIKAWA, Masayuki MATSUURA, Takanori OSHIKIRI, Yusuke OKAWA