Patents by Inventor Yusuke Okawa

Yusuke Okawa 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: 11395990
    Abstract: Provided is a reverse osmosis treatment system capable of simultaneously and efficiently recovering energy generated both at brine and permeate sides. The system comprises a branched portion configured to divide second to-be-treated water into third and fourth to-be-treated water; a high-pressure pump configured to pressurize the third to-be-treated water thereby to feed fifth to-be-treated water having a higher pressure than the to-be-treated water before divided; a displacement type of first energy recovery device configured to exchange pressures between the fourth to-be-treated water and brine thus separated by a reverse osmosis treatment device, thereby to produce sixth to-be-treated water having a higher pressure than the fourth one; and a second energy recovery device configured to raise a pressure of the third to-be-treated water located at a downstream side of the branched portion with a pressure of first permeate thus separated by the reverse osmosis treatment device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki Miyakawa, Kotaro Kitamura, Masayuki Matsuura, Takanori Oshikiri, Yusuke Okawa
  • Publication number: 20190336914
    Abstract: Provided is a reverse osmosis treatment system capable of simultaneously and efficiently recovering energy generated both at brine and permeate sides. The system comprises a branched portion configured to divide second to-be-treated water into third and fourth to-be-treated water; a high-pressure pump configured to pressurize the third to-be-treated water thereby to feed fifth to-be-treated water having a higher pressure than the to-be-treated water before divided; a displacement type of first energy recovery device configured to exchange pressures between the fourth to-be-treated water and brine thus separated by a reverse osmosis treatment device, thereby to produce sixth to-be-treated water having a higher pressure than the fourth one; and a second energy recovery device configured to raise a pressure of the third to-be-treated water located at a downstream side of the branched portion with a pressure of first permeate thus separated by the reverse osmosis treatment device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki MIYAKAWA, Kotaro KITAMURA, Masayuki MATSUURA, Takanori OSHIKIRI, Yusuke OKAWA
  • Patent number: 10434472
    Abstract: Provided is a seawater desalination system including reverse osmosis membrane modules each including: a reverse osmosis membrane; and a pressure vessel installing the reverse osmosis membrane, and configured to obtain permeated water and concentrated water using the reverse osmosis membranes housed in the reverse osmosis membrane modules by supplying seawater to the reverse osmosis membrane modules. The seawater desalination system includes a module group including the reverse osmosis membrane modules connected together in parallel. The seawater is supplied to each of the reverse osmosis membrane modules by being supplied to the module group through first and second seawater supply routes. The first and second seawater supply routes are each provided with a liquid transport pump configured to supply the seawater flowing through the seawater supply route to the module group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kotaro Kitamura, Shinichi Yoshikawa, Masayuki Matsuura, Takanori Oshikiri, Yusuke Okawa
  • Publication number: 20190300394
    Abstract: A desalination system includes: a pressurized vessel which generates concentrate water and permeate water by causing treatment target water to pass through a reverse osmosis membrane element built in the pressurized vessel; an energy recovery device which is located on a discharge channel so as to discharge the permeate water, and recovers energy of the permeate water; a bypass discharge channel which branches off from the discharge channel and is located between the pressurized vessel and the energy recovery device, and which discharges the permeate water; and a bypass control mechanism which is located on the bypass discharge channel and controls a discharge volume of the permeate water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Hiroki MIYAKAWA, Kotaro KITAMURA, Masayuki MATSUURA, Takanori OSHIKIRI, Yusuke OKAWA
  • Patent number: 10427101
    Abstract: Provided is a reverse osmosis treatment system capable of simultaneously and efficiently recovering energy generated both at brine and permeate sides. The system comprises a branched portion configured to divide second to-be-treated water into third and fourth to-be-treated water; a high-pressure pump configured to pressurize the third to-be-treated water thereby to feed fifth to-be-treated water having a higher pressure than the to-be-treated water before divided; a displacement type of first energy recovery device configured to exchange pressures between the fourth to-be-treated water and brine thus separated by a reverse osmosis treatment device, thereby to produce sixth to-be-treated water having a higher pressure than the fourth one; and a second energy recovery device configured to raise a pressure of the third to-be-treated water located at a downstream side of the branched portion with a pressure of first permeate thus separated by the reverse osmosis treatment device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki Miyakawa, Kotaro Kitamura, Masayuki Matsuura, Takanori Oshikiri, Yusuke Okawa
  • Patent number: 10099180
    Abstract: Provided is a seawater desalination system including reverse osmosis membrane modules each including: a reverse osmosis membrane; and a pressure vessel installing the reverse osmosis membrane, and configured to obtain permeated water and concentrated water using the reverse osmosis membranes housed in the reverse osmosis membrane modules by supplying seawater to the reverse osmosis membrane modules. The seawater desalination system includes a module group including the reverse osmosis membrane modules connected together in parallel. The seawater is supplied to each of the reverse osmosis membrane modules by being supplied to the module group through first and second seawater supply routes. The first and second seawater supply routes are each provided with a liquid transport pump configured to supply the seawater flowing through the seawater supply route to the module group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kotaro Kitamura, Shinichi Yoshikawa, Masayuki Matsuura, Takanori Oshikiri, Yusuke Okawa
  • Patent number: 9758393
    Abstract: Provided is a fresh water generation system which filters biotreated water produced by microbiologically treating waste water via a primary semi-permeable membrane (8), and then mixes concentrated water rejected by the filtration with seawater, thereby to filter the mixed water via a secondary semi-permeable membrane (14). This system enables frequencies of chemical cleaning and replacement of the secondary semi-permeable membrane to be reduced. The fresh water generation system comprises: a primary semi-permeable membrane apparatus (9) which separates microorganism treating waste water into permeated water and concentrated water; a secondary semi-permeable membrane apparatus (13) which filters mixed water prepared by mixing the concentrated water into seawater. In the fresh water generation system, the primary semi-permeable membrane (8) has an equal to or a higher microorganism adhesive property than the secondary semi-permeable membrane (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignees: HITACHI, LTD., TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Noto, Kotaro Kitamura, Yusuke Okawa, Hiroo Takabatake
  • Publication number: 20170173534
    Abstract: Provided is a reverse osmosis treatment system capable of simultaneously and efficiently recovering energy generated both at brine and permeate sides. The system comprises a branched portion configured to divide second to-be-treated water into third and fourth to-be-treated water; a high-pressure pump configured to pressurize the third to-be-treated water thereby to feed fifth to-be-treated water having a higher pressure than the to-be-treated water before divided; a displacement type of first energy recovery device configured to exchange pressures between the fourth to-be-treated water and brine thus separated by a reverse osmosis treatment device, thereby to produce sixth to-be-treated water having a higher pressure than the fourth one; and a second energy recovery device configured to raise a pressure of the third to-be-treated water located at a downstream side of the branched portion with a pressure of first permeate thus separated by the reverse osmosis treatment device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki MIYAKAWA, Kotaro KITAMURA, Masayuki MATSUURA, Takanori OSHIKIRI, Yusuke OKAWA
  • Publication number: 20160346735
    Abstract: Provided is a seawater desalination system including reverse osmosis membrane modules each including: a reverse osmosis membrane; and a pressure vessel installing the reverse osmosis membrane, and configured to obtain permeated water and concentrated water using the reverse osmosis membranes housed in the reverse osmosis membrane modules by supplying seawater to the reverse osmosis membrane modules. The seawater desalination system includes a module group including the reverse osmosis membrane modules connected together in parallel. The seawater is supplied to each of the reverse osmosis membrane modules by being supplied to the module group through first and second seawater supply routes. The first and second seawater supply routes are each provided with a liquid transport pump configured to supply the seawater flowing through the seawater supply route to the module group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kotaro KITAMURA, Shinichi YOSHIKAWA, Masayuki MATSUURA, Takanori OSHIKIRI, Yusuke OKAWA
  • Publication number: 20140263013
    Abstract: Provided is a fresh water generation system which filters biotreated water produced by microbiologically treating waste water via a primary semi-permeable membrane (8), and then mixes concentrated water rejected by the filtration with seawater, thereby to filter the mixed water via a secondary semi-permeable membrane (14). This system enables frequencies of chemical cleaning and replacement of the secondary semi-permeable membrane to be reduced. The fresh water generation system comprises: a primary semi-permeable membrane apparatus (9) which separates microorganism treating waste water into permeated water and concentrated water; a secondary semi-permeable membrane apparatus (13) which filters mixed water prepared by mixing the concentrated water into seawater. In the fresh water generation system, the primary semi-permeable membrane (8) has an equal to or a higher microorganism adhesive property than the secondary semi-permeable membrane (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2012
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Noto, Kotaro Kitamura, Yusuke Okawa, Hiroo Takabatake
  • Patent number: 8465644
    Abstract: To present a membrane element in an immersion type membrane separation apparatus capable of filtering efficiently by holding a uniform filtering capacity on the whole of the membrane surface if clogging occurs in a part of the membrane surface. The membrane element A is composed of a filtration chamber forming part C arrayed by dividing filtration chambers into a plurality in a vertical direction, water collecting transverse groove forming parts B forming transverse grooves (4) for collecting filtered water from each filtration chamber in a lateral direction by connecting with the filtration chamber forming part C, and a water collecting route (10) by connecting with the water collecting transverse groove forming parts B for collecting the water flaker in the lateral direction from each transverse groove (4) and discharging to outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Hitachi Plant Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kotaro Kitamura, Yasuyuki Okuno, Yusuke Okawa, Hidemi Nagakawa
  • Patent number: 8282822
    Abstract: A membrane cartridge in an immersion type membrane separation apparatus capable of suppressing vibrations applied to the membrane cartridge by an ascending force of membrane cleaning gas and others by firmly coupling the adjacent membrane cartridges disposed in parallel. In a membrane cartridge in an immersion type membrane separation apparatus, selvages larger in thickness than a membrane cartridge main body are formed at both sides of the membrane cartridge, and a header forming part is formed on one selvage, and a guide hole is formed in other selvage relatively, and the header forming part and the guide hole of the membrane cartridge disposed adjacently by varying the direction mutually are formed to communicate and connect with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Hitachi Plant Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yusuke Okawa, Yasuyuki Okuno, Hidemi Nagakawa, Naoki Okuma, Kotaro Kitamura
  • Publication number: 20120237569
    Abstract: Provided is an emulsified composition for diluting a cancer antigen peptide or a dimer thereof. Also provided is a novel cancer vaccine composition or specific CTL inducer that efficiently induces CTL irrespective of the type of cancer antigen peptide when mixing the emulsified composition for dilution and a water phase comprising a cancer antigen peptide or a dimer thereof. The present invention relates to an emulsified composition for diluting a cancer antigen peptide or a dimer thereof, comprising a particular ester, a particular surfactant, a particular emulsifier, and a water phase. The present invention also relates to a cancer vaccine composition or specific CTL inducer obtained by freshly diluting and mixing a water phase comprising a cancer antigen peptide or a dimer thereof with the emulsified composition for dilution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicants: NOF CORPORATION, DAINIPPON SUMITOMO PHARMA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koichi SAITO, Yusuke OKAWA
  • Patent number: 8178102
    Abstract: Provided is an emulsified composition for diluting a cancer antigen peptide or a dimer thereof. Also provided is a novel cancer vaccine composition or specific CTL inducer that efficiently induces CTL irrespective of the type of cancer antigen peptide when mixing the emulsified composition for dilution and a water phase comprising a cancer antigen peptide or a dimer thereof. The present invention relates to an emulsified composition for diluting a cancer antigen peptide or a dimer thereof, comprising a particular ester, a particular surfactant, a particular emulsifier, and a water phase. The present invention also relates to a cancer vaccine composition or specific CTL inducer obtained by freshly diluting and mixing a water phase comprising a cancer antigen peptide or a dimer thereof with the emulsified composition for dilution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignees: Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd., NOF Corporation
    Inventors: Koichi Saito, Yusuke Okawa
  • Publication number: 20100243555
    Abstract: [Problem] To present a membrane element in an immersion type membrane separation apparatus capable of filtering efficiently by holding a uniform filtering capacity on the whole of the membrane surface if clogging occurs in a part of the membrane surface. [Solving Means] The membrane element A is composed of a filtration chamber forming part C arrayed by dividing filtration chambers into a plurality in a vertical direction, water collecting transverse groove forming parts B forming transverse grooves 4 for collecting filtered water from each filtration chamber in a lateral direction by connecting with the filtration chamber forming part C, and a water collecting route 10 by connecting with the water collecting transverse groove forming parts B for collecting the water further in the lateral direction from each transverse groove 4 and discharging to outside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventors: Kotaro KITAMURA, Yasuyuki Okuno, Yusuke Okawa, Hidemi Nagakawa
  • Publication number: 20100243552
    Abstract: [Problem] To present a membrane cartridge in an immersion type membrane separation apparatus capable of suppressing vibrations applied to the membrane cartridge by an ascending force of membrane cleaning gas and others by firmly coupling the adjacent membrane cartridges disposed in parallel. [Solving Means] In a membrane cartridge A in an immersion type membrane separation apparatus, selvages 3 larger in thickness than a membrane cartridge main body 1 are formed at both sides of the membrane cartridge A, and a header forming part 4 is formed on one selvage 3, and a guide hole 5 is formed in other selvage 3 relatively, and the header forming part 4 and the guide hole 5 of the membrane cartridge A disposed adjacently by varying the direction mutually are formed to communicate and connect with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventors: Yusuke OKAWA, Yasuyuki Okuno, Hidemi Nagakawa, Naoki Okuma, Kotaro Kitamura
  • Publication number: 20090136572
    Abstract: Provided is an emulsified composition for diluting a cancer antigen peptide or a dimer thereof. Also provided is a novel cancer vaccine composition or specific CTL inducer that efficiently induces CTL irrespective of the type of cancer antigen peptide when mixing the emulsified composition for dilution and a water phase comprising a cancer antigen peptide or a dimer thereof. The present invention relates to an emulsified composition for diluting a cancer antigen peptide or a dimer thereof, comprising a particular ester, a particular surfactant, a particular emulsifier, and a water phase. The present invention also relates to a cancer vaccine composition or specific CTL inducer obtained by freshly diluting and mixing a water phase comprising a cancer antigen peptide or a dimer thereof with the emulsified composition for dilution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2006
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Applicants: DAINIPPON SUMITOMO PHARMA CO., LTD., NOF CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koichi Saito, Yusuke Okawa
  • Patent number: 6597269
    Abstract: A deflection yoke includes a bobbin having a cavity formed in the longitudinal direction of the bobbin, and an adjusting coil having a magnetic core on which a thread is cut. The core inserted into the cavity is slidable in the longitudinal direction of the bobbin. The core has a marker formed on only one of ends of the core in the longitudinal direction. The core has been inserted into the cavity from the one end formed with the marker or the other end. The marker is formed on only one of ends of the core before or after the thread is cut thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Victor Company of Japan, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takasuke Koga, Yusuke Okawa, Yoji Motomiya, Yutaka Miura
  • Patent number: D651280
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi Plant Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yusuke Okawa, Kazuhiko Noto, Yasuyuki Okuno
  • Patent number: D653303
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Hitachi Plant Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yusuke Okawa, Yasuyuki Okuno, Kei Hayashida