Patents by Inventor Yoshimu Iwanami

Yoshimu Iwanami 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: 9737881
    Abstract: A method of producing a regenerated hydrotreating catalyst, including a first step of preparing a hydrotreating catalyst that has been used for hydrotreatment of a petroleum fraction and has a metal element selected from Group 6 elements of the periodic table; a second step of performing regeneration treatment for part of the catalyst prepared in the first step, then performing X-ray absorption fine structure analysis for the catalyst after the regeneration treatment, and obtaining regeneration treatment conditions in which a ratio IS/IO of a peak intensity IS of a peak attributed to a bond between the metal element and a sulfur atom to a peak intensity IO of a peak attributed to a bond between the metal element and an oxygen atom is in the range of 0.1 to 0.3 in a radial distribution curve obtained from an extended X-ray absorption fine structure spectrum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshimu Iwanami, Takashi Sano, Tomohiro Konishi, Makoto Nakamura, Souichirou Konno
  • Patent number: 8795514
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a regenerated hydrotreatment catalyst regenerated from a hydrotreatment catalyst for treating a petroleum fraction, the hydrotreatment catalyst being prepared by supporting molybdenum and at least one species selected from metals of Groups 8 to 10 of the Periodic Table on an inorganic carrier containing an aluminum oxide, wherein a residual carbon content is in the range of 0.15 mass % to 3.0 mass %, a peak intensity of a molybdenum composite metal oxide with respect to an intensity of a base peak is in the range of 0.60 to 1.10 in an X-Ray diffraction spectrum, and a peak intensity of a Mo—S bond derived from a residual sulfur peak with respect to an intensity of a base peak is in the range of 0.10 to 0.60 in a radial distribution curve obtained from an extended X-ray absorption fine structure spectrum of an X-ray absorption fine structure analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignees: JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation, Japan Petroleum Energy Center
    Inventors: Nobuharu Kimura, Yoshimu Iwanami, Wataru Sahara, Souichirou Konno
  • Patent number: 8722558
    Abstract: Provided is a process for producing a regenerated hydrotreating catalyst by regenerating a spent hydrotreating catalyst in a prescribed temperature range, wherein the prescribed temperature range is a temperature range of T1?30° C. or more and T2+30° C. or less, as determined by subjecting the spent hydrotreating catalyst to a differential thermal analysis, converting a differential heat in a measuring temperature range of 100° C. or more and 600° C. or less to a difference in electromotive force, differentiating the converted value twice by temperature to provide a smallest extreme value and a second smallest extreme value, and representing a temperature corresponding to the extreme value on the lower-temperature side as T1 and a temperature corresponding to the extreme value on the higher-temperature side as T2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation
    Inventors: Souichirou Konno, Yoshimu Iwanami, Wataru Sahara, Nobuharu Kimura
  • Publication number: 20130233769
    Abstract: A method of producing a regenerated hydrotreating catalyst, including a first step of preparing a hydrotreating catalyst that has been used for hydrotreatment of a petroleum fraction and has a metal element selected from Group 6 elements of the periodic table; a second step of performing regeneration treatment for part of the catalyst prepared in the first step, then performing X-ray absorption fine structure analysis for the catalyst after the regeneration treatment, and obtaining regeneration treatment conditions in which a ratio IS/IO of a peak intensity IS of a peak attributed to a bond between the metal element and a sulfur atom to a peak intensity IO of a peak attributed to a bond between the metal element and an oxygen atom is in the range of 0.1 to 0.3 in a radial distribution curve obtained from an extended X-ray absorption fine structure spectrum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshimu Iwanami, Takashi Sano, Tomohiro Konishi, Makoto Nakamura, Souichirou Konno
  • Publication number: 20120298557
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a regenerated hydrotreatment catalyst regenerated from a hydrotreatment catalyst for treating a petroleum fraction, the hydrotreatment catalyst being prepared by supporting molybdenum and at least one species selected from metals of Groups 8 to 10 of the Periodic Table on an inorganic carrier containing an aluminum oxide, wherein a residual carbon content is in the range of 0.15 mass % to 3.0 mass %, a peak intensity of a molybdenum composite metal oxide with respect to an intensity of a base peak is in the range of 0.60 to 1.10 in an X-Ray diffraction spectrum, and a peak intensity of a Mo—S bond derived from a residual sulfur peak with respect to an intensity of a base peak is in the range of 0.10 to 0.60 in a radial distribution curve obtained from an extended X-ray absorption fine structure spectrum of an X-ray absorption fine structure analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2010
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicants: JAPAN PETROLEUM ENERGY CENTER, JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuharu Kimura, Yoshimu Iwanami, Wataru Sahara, Souichirou Konno
  • Publication number: 20120160738
    Abstract: Provided is a process for producing a regenerated hydrotreating catalyst by regenerating a spent hydrotreating catalyst in a prescribed temperature range, wherein the prescribed temperature range is a temperature range of T1?30° C. or more and T2+30° C. or less, as determined by subjecting the spent hydrotreating catalyst to a differential thermal analysis, converting a differential heat in a measuring temperature range of 100° C. or more and 600° C. or less to a difference in electromotive force, differentiating the converted value twice by temperature to provide a smallest extreme value and a second smallest extreme value, and representing a temperature corresponding to the extreme value on the lower-temperature side as T1 and a temperature corresponding to the extreme value on the higher-temperature side as T2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2010
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Souichirou Konno, Yoshimu Iwanami, Wataru Sahara, Nobuharu Kimura
  • Patent number: 5723388
    Abstract: The present invention provides a prepreg obtained by stretching a material including, as a main component, an ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene having an intrinsic viscosity of 5-50 dl/g as measured at 135.degree. C. in decalin, to a total draw ratio of at least 20, subjecting the resulting stretched polyethylene material to a splitting treatment, and impregnating the resulting material with a thermosetting resin. The split stretched polyethylene material has improved adhesion to the impregnant resin and can be used as a good base material for prepreg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignees: Nippon Oil Co., Ltd., Nippon Petrochemicals Co., Ltd., Polymer Processing Research Institute Ltd.
    Inventors: Seizo Kobayashi, Kazutosi Nomiyama, Yoshimu Iwanami, Sumio Yoshida, Kazuhiko Kurihara, Hiroshi Yazawa
  • Patent number: 5693708
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a colored stretched polyethylene material which comprises an ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene having an intrinsic viscosity of 5-50 dl/g in decalin at 135.degree. C. and 0.001-50 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of the polyethylene, of a dye and/or a pigment and which has been stretched at a temperature lower than the melting point of the polyethylene, and a process for producing said polyethylene material. This colored stretched polyethylene material has a tensile modulus of 120 Gpa or more and a tensile strength of 1.5 GPa or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 2, 1997
    Assignee: Nippon Oil Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshimu Iwanami, Seizo Kobayashi, Takashi Mizoe, Osamu Otsu
  • Patent number: 5612125
    Abstract: The present invention provides a prepreg obtained by stretching a material including, as a main component, an ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene having an intrinsic viscosity of 5-50 dl/g as measured at 135.degree. C. in decalin, to a total draw ratio of at least 20, subjecting the resulting stretched polyethylene material to a splitting treatment, and impregnating the resulting material with a thermosetting resin, and a process for producing said prepreg. The split stretched polyethylene material has improved adhesion to the impregnant resin and can be used as a good base material for prepreg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 18, 1997
    Assignees: Nippon Oil Co., Ltd., Nippon Petrochemicals Co., Ltd., Polymer Processing Research Institute Ltd.
    Inventors: Seizo Kobayashi, Kazutosi Nomiyama, Yoshimu Iwanami, Sumio Yoshida, Kazuhiko Kurihara, Hiroshi Yazawa
  • Patent number: 5578373
    Abstract: The present invention provides a split polyethylene stretched material having a tensile strength of at least 0.7 GPa when twisted in the range of 50-500 times/m, which material is produced by subjecting a polyethylene having an intrinsic viscosity of 5-50 dl/g as measured at 135.degree. C. in decalin, i.e. an ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene to stretching and then subjecting the stretched polyethylene to splitting, as well as a process for producing said material. The split polyethylene stretched material according to the present invention has a large surface area and accordingly can be easily laminated to other materials, and has a high strength and flexibility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 26, 1996
    Assignees: Nippon Oil Co., Ltd., Nippon Petrochemicals Co., Ltd., Polymer Processing Research Institute Ltd.
    Inventors: Seizo Kobayashi, Takashi Mizoe, Yoshimu Iwanami, Osamu Otsu, Shigeki Yokoyama, Kazuhiko Kurihara, Hiroshi Yazawa
  • Patent number: 5445883
    Abstract: An anisotropy-free laminate having much higher strength and stiffness as compared with conventional articles is here disclosed which can be prepared by laminating an orientated ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene onto an adhesive layer obtained by modifying an olefin polymer with an unsaturated carboxylic acid and/or its derivative at a temperature lower than the melting point of the orientated ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene. The anisotropy-free material having high strength and high stiffness of the present invention can be substituted for various materials such as metals, lumber and FRP, and is also lightweight and excellent in water resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 29, 1995
    Assignee: Nippon Oil Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seizo Kobayashi, Takashi Mizoe, Yoshimu Iwanami, Shigeki Yokoyama, Keizi Jimbo
  • Patent number: 5200129
    Abstract: According to the present invention, a polyolefin sheet, film or fiber having a high strength and a high modulus can be continuously produced by:feeding an ultra-high-molecular-weight polyolefin powder between a pair of upper and lower endless belts opposed to each other,conveying the polyolefin powder between the endless belts under compression to compression-mold the polyolefin powder at a temperature lower than the melting point of the polyolefin powder, the compression being continuously and smoothly effected, via the endless belts, by a pressing means comprising two sets of rollers which are arranged at the back sides of the endless belts so that each one roller of the two roller sets faces each other and each of which rollers is rotatably supported at the shaft ends by a frame, and thenrolling and stretching the resultant compression-molded polyolefin in this order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1993
    Assignee: Nippon Oil Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seizo Kobayashi, Takashi Mizoe, Yoshimu Iwanami
  • Patent number: 5106558
    Abstract: A method for the continuous preparation of a polyethylene having high strength and high modulus of elasticity is here disclosed which comprises the steps of mixing 100 parts by weight of an ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene powder having an intrinsic viscosity of 5 to 50 dl/g in decalin at 135.degree. C. with 2 to 50 parts by weight of a liquid organic compound having a boiling point higher than the melting point of the polyethylene, feeding the resulting mixture to between a pair of upper and lower endless belts facing each other, continuously compression-molding the mixture at a temperature less than the melting point of the mixture by pressing means disposed inside the endless belts, and rolling and then drawing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1992
    Assignees: Nippon Oil Co., Ltd., Nippon Petrochemicals Co., Ltd., Polymer Processing Research
    Inventors: Keizo Kobayashi, Takashi Mizoe, Yoshimu Iwanami, Shigeki Yokoyama, Keiji Jimbo, Kazuhiko Kurihara, Hiroshi Yazawa, Mihoko Okada
  • Patent number: 5106555
    Abstract: A process is provided for the continuous production of a high-strength and high-modulus polyethylene material having excellent properties. According to the process, powder composed of ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene powder as a principal component is subjected to compression molding, rolling and stretching. The polyethylene powder has an intrinsic viscosity of 5-50 dl/g as measured at 135.degree. C. in decalin. The compression molding is carried out by feeding the polyethylene powder between endless belts arranged in an opposing up-and-down relation, and conveying the polyethylene powder while holding the same between the endless belts and at the same time, continuously compression molding the polyethylene powder at a temperature lower than its melting point by a compressing means provided inside of the endless belts. In at least one of the compression molding step and rolling step, an olefin polymer having a molecular weight lower than the polyolefin polymer is concurrently processed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1992
    Assignees: Nippon Oil Co., Ltd., Petrochemicals Co., Ltd. Nippon, Polymer Processing Research Institute Ltd.
    Inventors: Seizo Kobayashi, Takashi Mizoe, Yoshimu Iwanami, Shigeki Yokoyama, Kazuhiko Kurihara, Hiroshi Yazawa, Mihoko Okada
  • Patent number: 5091133
    Abstract: A high-strength and high-modulus polyolefin material can be continuously produced from a polyolefin in a powder form by feeding the polyolefin powder between a combination of endless belts disposed in an up-and-down opposing relation, compression-molding the polyolefin powder at a temperature lower than the melting point of the polyolefin powder by means of a pressing device while holding the polyolefin powder between the endless belts and conveying the same, and then rolling and stretching the resultant compression-molded polyolefin. The pressing device is constructed of pressing platens and corresponding sets of rollers, which are all accommodated within the respective endless belts. The rollers in each set are connected together, and the sets of rollers are arranged movably in an endless fashion between the respective platens and the endless belts associated therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 25, 1992
    Assignee: Nippon Oil Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seizo Kobayashi, Takashi Mizoe, Yoshimu Iwanami
  • Patent number: 5002714
    Abstract: A process for the production of polyethylene materials oriented at a high level is disclosed in which a selected ethylene polymer as produced is extruded or rolled at a temperature lower than its melting point and subsequently subjected to stretching. The polymer is from 5 to 50 dl/g at 135.degree. C. in decalin in intrinsic viscosity and smaller than 60 .ANG. in crystal size on a plane (110) in the diffraction pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 26, 1991
    Assignee: Nippon Oil Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Sano, Hirofumi Kamiishi, Yoshimu Iwanami, Shigeki Yokoyama, Kazuo Matsuura