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).
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Publication number: 20180318760Abstract: An acid gas recovery method includes removing acid gas from a target gas by bringing the target gas containing the acid gas into gas-liquid contact with an absorbent amine solution and causing the absorbent amine solution to absorb the acid gas; regenerating the absorbent amine solution by releasing the acid gas from the absorbent amine solution that has absorbed the acid gas; causing a chelate resin to adsorb iron ions from the absorbent amine solution by causing the absorbent amine solution to pass through the chelate resin; causing a regenerant solution to pass through a chelate resin having iron ions adsorbed thereon; regenerating the chelate resin and obtaining a regenerant solution containing the iron ions and quantitatively measuring the iron ions in the regenerant solution containing the iron ions and calculating a concentration of iron ions in the absorbent amine solution.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2016Publication date: November 8, 2018Applicant: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd.Inventors: Takuya Hirata, Shinichi Okamoto, Hiromitsu Nagayasu, Masaru Chiyomaru, Tatsuya Tsujiuchi
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Publication number: 20180321122Abstract: A system for analyzing a CO2 concentration of an amine-based absorbing solution includes a measurement apparatus that measures a viscosity of the amine-based absorbing solution and at least one selected from conductivity and ultrasonic propagation velocity of the amine-based absorbing solution, wherein the amine-based absorbing solution absorbs and removes CO2 from a target gas by gas-liquid contact with the target gas; and a controller that determines the CO2 concentration of the amine-based absorbing solution from results measured by the measurement apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2016Publication date: November 8, 2018Applicant: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd.Inventors: Takuya Hirata, Masakazu Sakaguchi, Tatsuya Tsujiuchi, Hiroshi Tanaka
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Publication number: 20180280867Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2016Publication date: October 4, 2018Applicants: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd., The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.Inventors: Hiroshi Tanaka, Takuya Hirata, Masami Kondo, Takashi Kamijo, Tatsuya Tsujiuchi
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Patent number: 10065149Abstract: A gas-liquid contactor is obtained by including a header pipe for supplying washing water, in a direction perpendicular to a vertical axis direction, the header pipe being disposed above a packed bed contacting section through which exhaust gas moves upward and passes; and spray nozzles for discharging spray water, the nozzles being disposed, in an upward orientation, with predetermined intervals on the header pipe. The spray water that has been discharged from the spray nozzles is supplied at a low liquid flow rate. The discharged spray water becomes a liquid film and falls downward along the surface of the header pipe, and then falls and spreads in the packed bed contacting section, so that the washing water is made to contact the exhaust gas moving upward through the packed bed contacting section. Accordingly, the washing water is used to clear and remove water-soluble substances contained in the exhaust gas.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2015Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINEERING LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi Tanaka, Hiromitsu Nagayasu, Takuya Hirata, Atsuhiro Yukumoto, Tsuyoshi Oishi, Takahiko Endo, Shimpei Kawasaki
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Patent number: 10016718Abstract: When CO2 gas is absorbed by using an absorbent circulating in an absorption tower and an absorbent regeneration tower, a first sampling part at which a lean solution sample is collected in the vicinity of an inlet for a lean solution supply line in the absorption tower, a second sampling part at which a rich solution sample is collected in the vicinity of an outlet for a rich solution supply line in the absorption tower, and an analyzing device which analyzes the collected lean solution sample and rich solution sample are provided; the lean solution sample at the first sampling part and the rich solution sample at the second sampling part are collected, respectively, in the same time period, and concentrations of CO2 gas in the lean solution sample and the rich solution sample are measured, and then the gas absorbing/regenerating operation is controlled based on measured results.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2015Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Shinichi Okamoto, Masaru Chiyomaru, Hiroshi Tanaka, Hiromitsu Nagayasu, Takuya Hirata, Tsuyoshi Oishi, Daisuke Shimada
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Patent number: 10010828Abstract: A filtration membrane device which uses a filter to collect solid contents remaining in a branched lean solution cleans the filter by using a low-concentration CO2 absorption liquid circulating within the system as cleaning water (containing the absorption liquid); rough cleaning, which returns the low-concentration CO2 absorption liquid used for cleaning to a lean solution supply line, is performed; the filter is finish-cleaned by cleaning water from outside the system which does not include the CO2 absorption liquid; the CO2 absorption liquid which is adhered to the solid contents is washed and removed; finish-cleaning water which includes the CO2 absorption liquid is returned to the lean solution supply line the moisture content within the system is maintained at a prescribed value by adjusting the water balance in an absorption tower and the concentration of the CO2 absorption liquid which circulates within the system is kept at a prescribed concentration.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2015Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Takuya Hirata, Hiromitsu Nagayasu, Hiroshi Tanaka, Tomoki Noborisato, Tsuyoshi Oishi
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Patent number: 9987279Abstract: The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a novel pharmaceutical composition for prevention and/or treatment of urinary incontinence, which differs from conventional drugs. The present invention provides a therapeutic agent for prevention and/or treatment of urinary incontinence having 1-[2-({[trans-3-fluoro-1-(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)cyclobutyl]methyl}amino)pyrimidin-5-yl]-1H-pyrrole-3-carboxamide or a salt thereof, as an active ingredient.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2015Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignees: ASTELLAS PHARMA INC., CYTOKINETICS INCORPORATEDInventors: Shinobu Mori, Yusuke Kajihara, Hiroko Inamura, Takuya Hirata
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Patent number: 9919267Abstract: A gas-liquid contactor includes: a plurality of packing material sections through which exhaust gas passes; and a plurality of liquid distributors provided upon each of the plurality of packing material sections, dispersing a CO2 absorption liquid caused to come in contact with the exhaust gas, and supplying the CO2 absorption liquid to the plurality of packing material sections. The plurality of packing material sections include a first packing material layer and a second packing material layer that have provided therein flow paths (111a, 112a) for the CO2 absorption fluid that each extend in prescribed directions (D2, D3). The first packing material layer and the second packing material layer are characterized by being laminated such that the directions (D2, D3) of extension of the flow paths (111a, 112a) in the flow direction (D1) for the exhaust gas are different from each other.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2015Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi Tanaka, Hiromitsu Nagayasu, Takuya Hirata, Atsuhiro Yukumoto, Tsuyoshi Oishi, Yoshinori Kajiya
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Patent number: 9914088Abstract: A CO2 recovery unit for recovery and removal of CO2 in a CO2-containing flue gas using a CO2-absorbent within a CO2 absorber is provided. The CO2 absorber includes a CO2-absorbing unit for the absorption of CO2 in a CO2-containing flue gas, a main water rinsing unit that is provided on a gas flow downstream side of the CO2-absorbing unit and that uses rinsing water to recover the accompanying CO2-absorbent while cooling decarbonated flue gas, and a preliminary water rinsing unit provided between the CO2-absorbing unit and the main water rinsing unit. A portion of the rinsing water containing the CO2-absorbent that is circulated in the main water rinsing unit is withdrawn and is subjected to preliminary water rinsing in the preliminary water rinsing unit. The preliminary rinsing water is allowed to meet with a CO2-absorbent while allowing the rinsing water to directly flow down on the CO2-absorbing unit side.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2013Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignees: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., THE KANSAI ELECTRIC POWER CO., INC.Inventors: Hiroshi Tanaka, Hiromitsu Nagayasu, Takuya Hirata, Tsuyoshi Oishi, Takashi Kamijo
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Patent number: 9914482Abstract: The configuration of a vehicle side structure according to the present invention is characterized by including an upper pillar reinforcing member that forms an upper edge of a front door opening of a vehicle, a pillar hinge reinforcing member that forms a front edge of the front door opening, and a side sill strengthening member that forms a lower edge of the front door opening, wherein the pillar hinge reinforcing member has a hinge bulged portion that is bulged toward the vehicle exterior, along a vertical direction, the hinge bulged portion has at least one ridge line that is curved so as to protrude toward the vehicle front side, and the at least one ridge line links a joining point between the pillar hinge reinforcing member and the upper pillar reinforcing member and a joining point between the pillar hinge reinforcing member and the side sill strengthening member.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2015Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATIONInventor: Takuya Hirata
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Patent number: 9901873Abstract: CO2 absorber includes a CO2 absorbing section in which a CO2-containing flue gas and a CO2 absorbent are brought into contact with each other to remove CO2, and an aqueous cleaning section in which a decarbonated flue gas and rinsing water are brought into contact with each other to remove an accompanying substance. A lean solution is re-used in the absorber. The CO2 recovery device includes a degassing basin which is interposed in a rich solution supply line that supplies the rich solution from the CO2 absorber to the absorbent regenerator, and which includes a retaining section configured to remove oxygen in the rich solution.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2013Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Tsuyoshi Oishi, Hiromitsu Nagayasu, Hiroshi Tanaka, Takuya Hirata, Takashi Kamijo, Daisuke Shimada
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Patent number: 9901875Abstract: Provided are a reclaimer that introduces a part of an absorbent that has absorbed CO2 or H2S in a flue gas through an introduction line and stores the absorbent, a heating section that heats the absorbent stored in the reclaimer to obtain recovered vapor, and a mixing tank disposed on the introduction line through which the absorbent is introduced into the reclaimer, and which introduces an absorbent (lean solution) and an alkaline agent for mixing thereof.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2014Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi Tanaka, Hiromitsu Nagayasu, Takuya Hirata, Atsuhiro Yukumoto, Tsuyoshi Oishi, Shinsuke Nakatani
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Patent number: 9901872Abstract: An air pollution control system includes CO2 absorber that removes CO2, and an absorbent regenerator that releases CO2 from the amine absorbent. The CO2 absorber is equipped with a CO2 absorption unit that absorbs CO2 in the flue gas by the amine absorbent (lean solution), and a water-repellent filter unit that is provided on an upper part (gas flow downstream) side of the CO2 absorption unit and collects the mist amine absorbent accompanied by the CO2-free flue gas. The mist amine accompanied by the CO2-free flue gas is collected.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2013Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Hiromitsu Nagayasu, Takashi Kamijo, Yuichiro Sato, Takuya Hirata, Hiroshi Tanaka, Kouji Horizoe
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Publication number: 20170341014Abstract: A wet desulfurization apparatus which removes sulfur oxides in flue gas from a boiler 11 includes a mist collection/agglomeration apparatus which is provided on a downstream side of the desulfurization apparatus and forms agglomerated SO3 mist by causing particles of SO3 mist contained in flue gas 12B from the wet desulfurization apparatus to be bonded together and have bloated particle sizes; a CO2 recovery apparatus constituted by a CO2 absorption tower having a CO2 absorption unit which removes CO2 contained in flue gas by being brought into contact with a CO2 absorbent and an absorbent regeneration tower which recovers CO2 by releasing CO2 from the CO2 absorbent having absorbed CO2 and regenerates the CO2 absorbent; and a mist collection unit which collects CO2 absorbent bloated mist bloated by the CO2 absorbent being absorbed by the agglomerated SO3 mist in the CO2 absorption unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2015Publication date: November 30, 2017Applicants: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS, LTD.Inventors: Takuya Hirata, Hiromitsu Nagayasu, Yasutoshi Ueda, Tomoki Noborisato, Takao Tanaka, Masaya Kato
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Publication number: 20170326495Abstract: An absorbing liquid which absorbs the CO2 or H2S or both contained in a gas, and which comprises 1) at least one tertiary-monoamine main agent selected from a tertiary-monoamine group and 2) at least one secondary-diamine first additive selected from a secondary-diamine group, the secondary-diamine concentration being within the range of 0.05 to 0.5 in terms of the additive concentration index represented by the following expression (I). (Additive concentration index)=[(secondary-diamine acid dissociation index) (pKa)/(tertiary-monoamine acid dissociation index) (pKa)](index ratio)×[(secondary-diamine molar concentration) (mol/L)/(tertiary-monoamine molar concentration) (mol/L)](molar ratio)??(I).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2015Publication date: November 16, 2017Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi Tanaka, Takuya Hirata, Atsuhiro Yukumoto, Tsuyoshi Oishi, Takahiko Endo, Tatsuya Tsujiuchi
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Publication number: 20170320009Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2015Publication date: November 9, 2017Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Takuya Hirata, Kouji Horizoe
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Patent number: 9789437Abstract: A CO2 recovery device is provided with a CO2 absorption tower and an absorption-solution regeneration tower. The CO2 absorption tower includes: a CO2 absorption section in which CO2-containing flue gas is brought into contact with a CO2 absorption solution, namely a basic-amine-compound absorption solution, so as to remove CO2 from the CO2-containing flue gas; and a water-washing section in which decarbonated flue gas from which CO2 has been removed is brought into contact with washing water so as to remove accompanying substances accompanying the decarbonated flue gas. The absorption-solution regeneration tower regenerates the CO2 absorption solution that has absorbed CO2. This CO2 recovery device, in which a lean solution from which CO2 has been removed is reused in the CO2 absorption tower, has an aldehyde-removing agent supply unit that supplies a sulfite-compound aldehyde removing agent to a circulating washing-water line that circulates the washing water to the water-washing section.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2013Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi Tanaka, Hiromitsu Nagayasu, Takuya Hirata, Tsuyoshi Oishi, Takashi Kamijo
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Publication number: 20170291138Abstract: An absorption column is equipped with: a CO2 absorption section absorbing CO2 from CO2-containing exhaust gas using a lean solution; a main rinse section recovering an entrained CO2 absorbent using rinse water; a rinse water circulation line circulating a rinse water containing the CO2 absorbent recovered in a liquid storage section of the main rinse section; a pre-rinse section provided between the CO2 absorption section and the main rinse section; a rinse section extraction liquid supply line extracting a portion of the rinse water containing the CO2 absorbent from the rinse water circulation line, and introducing the same into a reflux section of an absorption liquid regeneration tower; and a refluxed water supply line extracting a portion of refluxed water, introducing the same as pre-rinse water for the pre-rinse section, and connected on the pre-rinse section side.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2015Publication date: October 12, 2017Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi Tanaka, Takuya Hirata, Atsuhiro Yukumoto, Tsuyoshi Oishi, Takahiko Endo, Tatsuya Tsujiuchi
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Publication number: 20170273979Abstract: The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a novel pharmaceutical composition for prevention and/or treatment of urinary incontinence, which differs from conventional drugs. The present invention provides a therapeutic agent for prevention and/or treatment of urinary incontinence having 1-[2-({[trans-3-fluoro-1-(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)cyclobutyl]methyl}amino)pyrimidin-5-yl]-1H-pyrrole-3-carboxamide or a salt thereof, as an active ingredient.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2015Publication date: September 28, 2017Applicants: Astellas Pharma Inc., Cytokinetics IncorporatedInventors: Shinobu MORI, Yusuke KAJIHARA, Hiroko INAMURA, Takuya HIRATA
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Patent number: 9662607Abstract: A CO2 recovery unit includes an absorber that reduces CO2 in flue gas (101) discharged from a combustion facility (50) by absorbing CO2 by an absorbent, a regenerator that heats the absorbent having absorbed CO2 to emit CO2, and regenerates and supplies the absorbent to the absorber, and a regenerating heater that uses steam (106) supplied from the combustion facility (50) for heating the absorbent in the regenerator and returns heated condensed water (106a) to the combustion facility (50). The CO2 recovery unit further includes a condensed water/flue gas heat exchanger (57) that heats the condensed water (106a) to be returned from the regenerating heater to the combustion facility (50) by heat-exchanging the condensed water (106a) with the flue gas (101) in a flue gas duct (51) in the combustion facility (50).Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2016Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignees: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., THE KANSAI ELECTRIC POWER CO., INC.Inventors: Tatsuya Tsujiuchi, Hiromitsu Nagayasu, Takuya Hirata, Keiji Fujikawa, Tetsuya Imai, Hiroshi Tanaka, Tsuyoshi Oishi, Masahiko Tatsumi, Yasuyuki Yagi, Kazuhiko Kaibara