Patents by Inventor Toshifumi Katoh

Toshifumi Katoh 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).

  • Publication number: 20210291142
    Abstract: To adsorb a substance to be treated in a fluid (7) with a higher adsorption capacity and lower pressure loss, an adsorptive sintered compact (20) includes powder adsorbent materials (1a, 1b), and resin structures (2) in which voids (3) are formed in a three-dimensional network. The powder adsorbent materials (1a, 1b) include free adsorbent materials (1a) free-movably contained in the voids (3) between the resin structures (2), and fixed adsorbent materials (1b) fixed to a surface (2a) of the resin structure (2) and/or at least partly embedded inside the resin structure (2), and the powder adsorbent materials (1a, 1b) are at least one of powdered activated carbon, powdered activated clay, and zeolite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicants: AJINOMOTO CO., INC., NIPPON FILCON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Seino, Hideyuki Yano, Toshifumi Katoh
  • Patent number: 9687814
    Abstract: Provided is a fibrous adsorbing material used for the adsorption and recovery of metals in a solution, which is a fibrous metal-adsorbing material that can be produced using existing production facilities without using special facilities or complicated operations, has high durability, is easy to diversify, and can be processed into various forms. The fibrous metal-adsorbing material is produced by a) a step of preparing an acrylate polymer having a large number of glycidyl groups in the molecule, b) a step of kneading a low-melting-point fiber matrix polymer therewith, c) a step of making the resulting mixture into a fibrous form by an melt-blend spinning method, and d) a step of allowing a long-chain ligand having an amino group or an imino group to react with glycidyl groups on the fiber surface to introduce a metal-adsorbing functional group. The fibrous metal-adsorbing material has high durability, is easy to diversify, and has various forms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: NIPPON FILCON CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Yoshinori Inoue, Toshifumi Katoh, Takehiro Kajiwara, Mitsuru Saito
  • Patent number: 9592489
    Abstract: Problem The present invention provides, in a metal-adsorbing material used for the removal and recovery of a wide range of heavy metals in treated solutions such as industrial waste water, service water, and environmental water, a gel-like metal-adsorbing material having a large amount of metal adsorption and capable of meeting various demands; and also provide a metal adsorbent having a gel-like metal-adsorbing material supported on a porous carrier. Means for Resolution A metal-adsorbing polymer selected from polyethyleneimine and polyallylamine is crosslinked with a polyglycidyl ether, whereby a gel-like metal-adsorbing material having a large amount of metal adsorption and capable of meeting various demands is produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: NIPPON FILCON CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Yoshinori Inoue, Takehiro Kajiwara, Toshifumi Katoh, Mitsuru Saito
  • Publication number: 20150224474
    Abstract: Provided is a fibrous adsorbing material used for the adsorption and recovery of metals in a solution, which is a fibrous metal-adsorbing material that can be produced using existing production facilities without using special facilities or complicated operations, has high durability, is easy to diversify, and can be processed into various forms. The fibrous metal-adsorbing material is produced by a) a step of preparing an acrylate polymer having a large number of glycidyl groups in the molecule, b) a step of kneading a low-melting-point fiber matrix polymer therewith, c) a step of making the resulting mixture into a fibrous form by an melt-blend spinning method, and d) a step of allowing a long-chain ligand having an amino group or an imino group to react with glycidyl groups on the fiber surface to introduce a metal-adsorbing functional group. The fibrous metal-adsorbing material has high durability, is easy to diversify, and has various forms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: NIPPON FILCON CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Yoshinori Inoue, Toshifumi Katoh, Takehiro Kajiwara, Mitsuru Saito
  • Publication number: 20150069292
    Abstract: Problem The present invention provides, in a metal-adsorbing material used for the removal and recovery of a wide range of heavy metals in treated solutions such as industrial waste water, service water, and environmental water, a gel-like metal-adsorbing material having a large amount of metal adsorption and capable of meeting various demands; and also provide a metal adsorbent having a gel-like metal-adsorbing material supported on a porous carrier. Means for Resolution A metal-adsorbing polymer selected from polyethyleneimine and polyallylamine is crosslinked with a polyglycidyl ether, whereby a gel-like metal-adsorbing material having a large amount of metal adsorption and capable of meeting various demands is produced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: NIPPON FILCON CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Yoshinori Inoue, Takehiro Kajiwara, Toshifumi Katoh, Mitsuru Saito