USPTO Grants Operation Management System Patent to ENEOS CORPORATION

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Published March 24th, 2026

Detected March 25th, 2026

Summary

The USPTO has granted patent US12586025B2 to ENEOS CORPORATION for an operation management system. The system is designed to manage the delivery of raw materials from production bases to dehydrogenation bases, optimizing delivery plans based on real-time status information.

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted patent US12586025B2 to ENEOS CORPORATION. This patent covers an operation management system specifically designed for managing the delivery of raw materials, such as hydrides, from production sites to multiple dehydrogenation bases. The system utilizes an information acquisition unit to monitor the dehydrogenation status at these bases and a delivery plan creation unit to generate optimized delivery schedules based on this information.

This patent grant is primarily an intellectual property event and does not impose new regulatory obligations on businesses. However, companies operating in the energy sector, particularly those involved in hydrogen production and distribution, may find the patented technology relevant to their supply chain and operational management strategies. The patent filing date was March 26, 2021, and the grant date is March 24, 2026.

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Operation management system

Grant US12586025B2 Kind: B2 Mar 24, 2026

Assignee

ENEOS CORPORATION

Inventors

Tadashi Seike, Hideshi Iki, Seiji Maeda

Abstract

Provided is an operation management system configured to manage delivery of a raw material from a raw material production base where the raw material including a hydride is produced to a plurality of dehydrogenation bases where the raw material is subjected to a dehydrogenation reaction to obtain a hydrogen-containing gas. The operation management system includes: an information acquisition unit configured to acquire first information on a dehydrogenation status in the plurality of dehydrogenation bases; and a delivery plan creation unit configured to create a delivery plan for delivering the raw material to the plurality of dehydrogenation bases on the basis of the first information.