Patents by Inventor Takehiro ESAKI

Takehiro ESAKI 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).

  • Gas treatment method and gas treatment apparatus
    Patent number: 11331625
    Abstract: A gas treatment method includes an absorption step in which a gas to be treated containing an acidic compound, such as carbon dioxide, is brought into contact, in an absorber, with a treatment liquid that absorbs the acidic compound; and a regeneration step in which the treatment liquid, having the acidic compound absorbed therein, is sent to a regenerator, and the treatment liquid is then heated to separate the acidic compound from the treatment liquid. In the regeneration step, a gas almost insoluble to the treatment liquid, such as hydrogen gas, is brought into contact with the treatment liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignees: Kobe Steel, Ltd., National University Corporation Tokai National Higher Education and Research System
    Inventors: Akira Kishimoto, Katsuya Akiyama, Hiroshi Machida, Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi, Takehiro Esaki, Koyo Norinaga
  • GAS TREATMENT METHOD AND GAS TREATMENT APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20210016226
    Abstract: A gas treatment method includes an absorption step in which a gas to be treated containing an acidic compound, such as carbon dioxide, is brought into contact, in an absorber, with a treatment liquid that absorbs the acidic compound; and a regeneration step in which the treatment liquid, having the acidic compound absorbed therein, is sent to a regenerator, and the treatment liquid is then heated to separate the acidic compound from the treatment liquid. In the regeneration step, a gas almost insoluble to the treatment liquid, such as hydrogen gas, is brought into contact with the treatment liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2018
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (Kobe Steel, Ltd.), National University Corporation Tokai National Higher Education and Research System
    Inventors: Akira KISHIMOTO, Katsuya AKIYAMA, Hiroshi MACHIDA, Tsuyoshi YAMAGUCHI, Takehiro ESAKI, Koyo NORINAGA
  • Gas treatment method and gas treatment device
    Patent number: 10576412
    Abstract: A gas treatment device uses a gas to be treated which contains an acid compound that dissolves into water to produce acid and a treatment liquid which absorbs the acid compound to phase-separate, to separate an acid compound from the gas to be treated. The gas treatment device includes an absorber which brings the gas to be treated into contact with the treatment liquid; a regenerator 14 which heats the treatment liquid contacting the gas to be treated to separate an acid compound; and a liquid feeding portion which feeds the treatment liquid contacting the gas to be treated in the absorber to the regenerator. In the absorber, the treatment liquid contacting the gas to be treated phase-separates into a first phase portion having a high acid compound content and a second phase portion having a low acid compound content. The liquid feeding portion is configured to introduce, into the regenerator, the treatment liquid with the phase-separated first phase portion and second phase portion mixed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignees: Kobe Steel, Ltd., NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION NAGOYA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Akira Kishimoto, Akira Matsuoka, Katsuya Akiyama, Makoto Nishimura, Hiroshi Machida, Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi, Takehiro Esaki, Hirotoshi Horizoe
  • GAS TREATMENT METHOD AND GAS TREATMENT DEVICE
    Publication number: 20180311610
    Abstract: A gas treatment device uses a gas to be treated which contains an acid compound that dissolves into water to produce acid and a treatment liquid which absorbs the acid compound to phase-separate, to separate an acid compound from the gas to be treated. The gas treatment device includes an absorber which brings the gas to be treated into contact with the treatment liquid; a regenerator 14 which heats the treatment liquid contacting the gas to be treated to separate an acid compound; and a liquid feeding portion which feeds the treatment liquid contacting the gas to be treated in the absorber to the regenerator. In the absorber, the treatment liquid contacting the gas to be treated phase-separates into a first phase portion having a high acid compound content and a second phase portion having a low acid compound content. The liquid feeding portion is configured to introduce, into the regenerator, the treatment liquid with the phase-separated first phase portion and second phase portion mixed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.), NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION NAGOYA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Akira KISHIMOTO, Akira MATSUOKA, Katsuya AKIYAMA, Makoto NISHIMURA, Hiroshi MACHIDA, Tsuyoshi YAMAGUCHI, Takehiro ESAKI, Hirotoshi HORIZOE