Patents by Inventor Takuya Hirata

Takuya Hirata 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: 11209165
    Abstract: An exhaust gas treatment device includes an exhaust gas line through which a combustion exhaust gas discharged from a power generation facility flows, a waste heat recovery boiler recovering waste heat of the combustion exhaust gas, a branch exhaust gas line provided to be connected between a front stage and a downstream stage of the waste heat recovery boiler on a main exhaust gas line, a nitrogen oxide removal unit removing nitrogen oxide in an integrated combustion exhaust gas into which a combustion exhaust gas flowing through the main exhaust gas line and a combustion exhaust gas flowing through the branch exhaust gas line are integrated, an integrated waste heat recovery boiler recovering waste heat of the integrated combustion exhaust gas from which nitrogen oxide has been removed, and a CO2 recovery unit recovering CO2 in the integrated combustion exhaust gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tanaka, Takuya Hirata, Takashi Kamijo, Tatsuya Tsujiuchi
  • Publication number: 20210387523
    Abstract: A reaction force control system for a pedal that is configured to stably operate a vehicle in which an operating mode can be shifted between normal and one-pedal modes, without requiring a complicated operation, and without disturbing a driver. An operating mode is selected from a one-pedal mode in which a drive force and a brake force are controlled by manipulating an accelerator pedal, and a normal mode in which drive force is controlled by manipulating the accelerator pedal, and the brake force is controlled by manipulating the brake pedal. Reaction force applied to the accelerator pedal is increased for a predetermined period of time when shifting from one of the operating modes to the other one, and thereafter the reaction force is adjusted in accordance with a position of the accelerator pedal in the other one of the operating modes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2019
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shuntaro SHINOHARA, Hideaki OTSUBO, Hiromitsu METSUGI, Yoichiro ISAMI, Hiroyasu KITAGAWA, Takuya HIRATA
  • Publication number: 20210356128
    Abstract: An exhaust gas treatment device includes an exhaust gas line where a combustion exhaust gas discharged from a power generation facility flows through, an exhaust gas line where a second combustion exhaust gas discharged from a second power generation facility flows through, exhaust gas exhaust line disposed by branching off from exhaust gas line, discharging a part of combustion exhaust gases as exhaust combustion exhaust gases, a nitrogen oxide removing unit removing nitrogen oxide contained in an integrated combustion exhaust gas that integrates the combustion exhaust gases, an integrated waste heat recovery boiler recovering waste heat from the integrated combustion exhaust gas, and a CO2 recovery unit recovering CO2 contained in the integrated combustion exhaust gas by using CO2 absorbing liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tanaka, Takuya Hirata, Takashi Kamijo, Tatsuya Tsujiuchi
  • Publication number: 20210356129
    Abstract: An exhaust gas treatment device includes an exhaust gas line through which a combustion exhaust gas discharged from a power generation facility flows, a waste heat recovery boiler recovering waste heat of the combustion exhaust gas, a branch exhaust gas line provided to be connected between a front stage and a downstream stage of the waste heat recovery boiler on a main exhaust gas line, a nitrogen oxide removal unit removing nitrogen oxide in an integrated combustion exhaust gas into which a combustion exhaust gas flowing through the main exhaust gas line and a combustion exhaust gas flowing through the branch exhaust gas line are integrated, an integrated waste heat recovery boiler recovering waste heat of the integrated combustion exhaust gas from which nitrogen oxide has been removed, and a CO2 recovery unit recovering CO2 in the integrated combustion exhaust gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tanaka, Takuya Hirata, Takashi Kamijo, Tatsuya Tsujiuchi
  • Patent number: 11165217
    Abstract: A bandpass filter allows a light ray of a predetermined band including a wavelength band of a color of a laser beam, which is a target of detection, among light rays from a subject to pass therethrough. An imaging unit of a video camera captures the light ray passing through the bandpass filter. The controller analyzes a frequency for each brightness level of a video signal generated based on an imaging signal output from the imaging unit and detects a peak at which the frequency protrudes at a specific brightness level. The controller detects a trajectory of a straight light ray in a frame of the video signal. The controller detects that the laser beam is irradiated when the peak exists at a specific brightness level and the trajectory of the light ray exists in the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: JVCKENWOOD CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuta Yufune, Takuya Hirata, Takeshi Igarashi
  • Patent number: 11148095
    Abstract: A reclaiming apparatus includes: a reclaimer configured to extract a lean solution that is a part of an acid gas absorbing liquid regenerated in a regenerator in a recovery unit that recovers acid gas components in gas with the acid gas absorbing liquid, and introduce and receive an extracted lean liquid; an alkaline agent supply pipe configured to supply an alkaline agent to an inside of the reclaimer; a water supply pipe configured to supply supply water to the inside of the reclaimer; a recovered steam discharge pipe configured to introduce recovered steam discharged from the reclaimer into the regenerator; a thermometer that measures temperature in the reclaimer; a pressure guage configured to measure pressure in the reclaimer; and a reclaimer controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tanaka, Takuya Hirata, Takashi Kamijo, Tatsuya Tsujiuchi
  • Patent number: 11135543
    Abstract: A reduction device, an acid gas recovery device, a recovery device collector, and a first removed substance returning line are provided. The reduction device is configured to perform a reduction process to turn iron oxide to reduced iron by adding a reducing agent. The acid gas recovery device is configured to recover CO2 being acid gas with CO2 absorbing liquid being acid gas absorbing liquid from exhaust gas containing at least powder-shaped iron-based solid substances and the acid gas, which are discharged from the reduction device. The recovery device collector is configured to collect the iron-based solid substance contained in the absorbing liquid with a filter. The iron-based solid substances collected by the recovery device collector are removed, and removed substances containing the removed iron-based solid substances are returned to the reduction device side through the first removed substance returning line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takuya Hirata, Hiroshi Tanaka, Takashi Kamijo, Masayuki Inui, Shimpei Kawasaki
  • Publication number: 20210299609
    Abstract: A carbon dioxide recovery system for collecting carbon dioxide from an exhaust gas generated in a facility including a combustion device includes: a first exhaust gas passage through which the exhaust gas containing carbon dioxide flows; a fuel cell including an anode, a cathode disposed on the first exhaust gas passage so that the exhaust gas from the first exhaust gas passage is supplied to the cathode, and an electrolyte transferring, from the cathode to the anode, a carbonate ion derived from carbon dioxide contained in the exhaust gas from the first exhaust gas passage; and a second exhaust gas passage diverging from the first exhaust gas passage upstream of the cathode so as to bypass the cathode. A part of the exhaust gas is introduced to the second exhaust gas passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Norihisa MATAKE, Kouji HORIZOE, Hideyuki UECHI, Shigenori SUEMORI, Takuya HIRATA, Yasutaka AOKI, Tatsuo ISHIGURO
  • Patent number: 11014042
    Abstract: A nitrogen oxide absorbing unit, a nitrogen oxide absorbing liquid extraction line, a nitrogen oxide absorbing liquid heating/regenerating unit, a released gas line, and a regenerated liquid discharge line are provided. The nitrogen oxide absorbing unit is configured to absorb and remove nitrogen oxides in exhaust gas with nitrogen oxide absorbing liquid by introducing the exhaust gas containing nitrogen oxides and carbon dioxide. Through the nitrogen oxide absorbing liquid extraction line, the circulating nitrogen oxide absorbing liquid is extracted from a nitrogen oxide absorbing liquid circulation line. The nitrogen oxide absorbing liquid heating/regenerating unit is configured to obtain released gas containing at least nitrogen monoxide and carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxide absorbing liquid regenerated liquid by subjecting the nitrogen oxide absorbing liquid to heating and regeneration treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tanaka, Takuya Hirata, Takashi Kamijo, Tatsuya Tsujiuchi
  • Publication number: 20210113955
    Abstract: An acid gas regenerator includes a regenerator condenser that condenses moisture from entraining gas entraining a corrosive substance and acid gas discharged from a column top portion of a regenerator that regenerates acid gas absorbent. The regenerator condenser includes: a gas discharge line that discharges the entraining gas from the column top portion of the regenerator, a cooler installed on the discharge line; a gas-liquid separator that separates CO2 gas from regenerator condensed water obtained by condensing vapor using the cooler, a reflux line that refluxes the regenerator condensed water closer to the column top portion than the rich solution introducing unit; a condensed water receiver storing the condensed water introduced by the reflux line; and a first condensed water extraction line that extracts the condensed water from a condensed water extractor of the condensed water receiver and is connected to a lean solution supply line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takuya Hirata, Hiroshi Tanaka, Kaori Yoshida, Takahiko Endo
  • Publication number: 20210095381
    Abstract: A carbon dioxide reduction system includes: an absorption tower configured to bring a source gas containing carbon dioxide into contact with an absorption liquid composed of an aqueous solution containing at least one amine compound so that the carbon dioxide is absorbed in the absorption liquid; an electrolysis apparatus for electrolyzing the carbon dioxide absorbed in the absorption liquid in the absorption tower; and a circulation line for circulating the absorption liquid between the absorption tower and the electrolysis apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Tatsuya TSUJIUCHI, Hidehiko TAJIMA, Takuya HIRATA, Kouji HORIZOE
  • Patent number: 10960346
    Abstract: The composite amine absorbing solution according to the present invention absorbs CO2 or H2S or both in a gas, and is obtained by dissolving a linear monoamine, a diamine, and an amide group-containing compound in water. By adopting this composite amine absorbing solution, the composites are interacting in a composite manner, due to an integrated effect of the components, the absorption property of CO2 or H2S or both is favorable, the desorption properties of the CO2 or H2S absorbed when regenerating the absorbing solution become favorable, and the amount of steam from a reboiler used when regenerating the absorbing solution in a CO2 recovery device can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tanaka, Takuya Hirata, Takashi Kamijo, Tatsuya Tsujiuchi
  • Patent number: 10953361
    Abstract: A CO2 recovery device includes an advanced desulfurization-cooling column that removes sulfur oxides in an exhaust gas and reduces a temperature of the exhaust gas; a CO2 absorption column that removes CO2 in the exhaust gas by bringing the CO2 into contact with a CO2 absorption liquid; and a regeneration column that recovers the CO2 by causing the CO2 absorption liquid to release the CO2 while regenerating the CO2 absorption liquid, and feeds the regenerated CO2 absorption liquid to the CO2 absorption column, where the advanced desulfurization-cooling column includes a circulating line that supplies and circulates a desulfurization-cooling circulation liquid used in order to conduct desulfurization and cooling from a lower part to an upper part of the advanced desulfurization-cooling column, a deep SOx recovery packed bed, and a first cooler that cools the circulation liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tanaka, Takuya Hirata, Takashi Kamijo, Tatsuya Tsujiuchi
  • Patent number: 10940430
    Abstract: A reclaiming device that separates an absorption liquid from a coexisting material other than an absorbent includes: a gas-liquid separator that accepts the absorption liquid to be reclaimed together with water and separates the absorption liquid into a non-volatile material and a vaporized material; a first discharged liquid line that introduces a first discharged liquid discharged from the gas-liquid separator into the gas-liquid separator at a position below an absorption liquid introduction port; a first heater, disposed on the first discharged liquid line, that heats the first discharged liquid; a second discharged liquid line that introduces a second discharged liquid discharged from the gas-liquid separator into the gas-liquid separator at a position below a first discharged liquid introduction port; and a mixing tank, disposed on the second discharged liquid line, that mixes the second discharged liquid with an alkaline agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tanaka, Takuya Hirata, Takashi Kamijo, Tatsuya Tsujiuchi
  • Patent number: 10935088
    Abstract: In a coasting control process, an ECU increases line pressure PL of a hydraulic path to predetermined pressure P1 such that discharge pressure of an MOP becomes higher than that before a C1 clutch is disengaged at timing when an executing condition of coasting control is satisfied (time t=t1). According to such coasting control process, driving torque of the MOP increases, so that deceleration (deceleration G) caused by driving of the MOP by a drive wheel becomes larger than that in conventional coasting control in which the discharge pressure of the MOP is not increased. As a result, it is possible to inhibit a driver from feeling discomfort due to free-running feeling generated during the coasting control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takuro Morino, Yoshio Ito, Tomoaki Yanagida, Kenta Kimura, Yu Nagasato, Takuya Hirata, Tomoe Osada
  • Patent number: 10913027
    Abstract: A source gas introduction line for introducing source gas containing CO2, a first membrane separator for membrane-separating CO2 from source gas, a first permeable gas discharge line for discharging first permeable gas permeated by membrane separation of the first membrane separator, a first non-permeable gas discharge line for discharging first non-permeable gas not permeated by membrane separation of the first membrane separator, a second membrane separator provided at a downstream side of the first membrane separator and for further membrane-separating CO2 from the first non-permeable gas, a second permeable gas discharge line for discharging second permeable gas permeated by membrane separation of the second membrane separator, a second permeable gas return line branched from a part of the second permeable gas discharge line and for returning the second permeable gas to a source gas side, and a CO2 concentration meter are included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya Hirata, Kouji Horizoe
  • Publication number: 20210031138
    Abstract: An absorbent liquid which absorbs at least one of CO2 and H2S from a gas, including a secondary linear monoamine; a tertiary linear monoamine or a sterically hindered primary monoamine; and a secondary cyclic diamine, wherein a concentration of each of the secondary linear monoamine, the tertiary linear monoamine or the sterically hindered primary monoamine; and the secondary cyclic diamine is less than 30% by weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Applicants: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd., The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tanaka, Takuya Hirata, Masami Kondo, Takashi Kamijo, Tatsuya Tsujiuchi
  • Patent number: 10874976
    Abstract: An acid gas removal apparatus includes a reclaimer control device that performs: first supply water control in which at least one of reflux water, steam condensate, and desalinated water is supplied to a reclaimer as first supply water, at non-volatile component removal reclaiming; second supply water control in which at least one of the reflux water, the steam condensate, and the desalinated water is supplied to the reclaimer, and a washing liquid including an acid gas absorbing liquid is supplied to the reclaimer as second supply water, at an initial stage of finish reclaiming; and third supply water control in which supply of the second supply water is stopped and at least one of the reflux water, the steam condensate, and the desalinated water is supplied as the first supply water, at a later stage of the finish reclaiming.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tanaka, Takuya Hirata, Takashi Kamijo, Tatsuya Tsujiuchi
  • Publication number: 20200391333
    Abstract: A workpiece support system includes: a plurality of rods that are extendable and retractable in an axial direction; a holder rotatably placed in an upper end portion of each of the rods, to hold a workpiece; a first lock part that keeps an extended/retracted position of the rod in the axial direction; and a position adjustment device including a hand portion configured to hold the rod or the holder, to perform position control of the hand portion. The position adjustment device moves the hand portion, to extend and retract the rod, based on shape data of the workpiece that is recorded in advance, in a state where the rod or the holder is held by the hand portion, and the first lock part keeps the extended/retracted position of the rod extended and retracted by the position adjustment device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicants: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., Hokuto Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro Murai, Takuya Hirata
  • Patent number: 10857502
    Abstract: An absorbent liquid which absorbs at least one of CO2 and H2S from a gas, including a secondary linear monoamine; a tertiary linear monoamine or a sterically hindered primary monoamine; and a secondary cyclic diamine, wherein a concentration of each of the secondary linear monoamine, the tertiary linear monoamine or the sterically hindered primary monoamine; and the secondary cyclic diamine is less than 30% by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd., The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tanaka, Takuya Hirata, Masami Kondo, Takashi Kamijo, Tatsuya Tsujiuchi