Patents by Inventor Kazuya Ushiyama

Kazuya Ushiyama 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: 20070077868
    Abstract: There is provided a cerium-based abrasive containing cerium oxide as a main component, in which the abrasive particles composing the abrasive are coated with a coating layer containing at least either one of a silicon component of silicon or a silicon compound and an aluminum component of aluminum or an aluminum compound. The cerium-based abrasive can be produced by wet-dispersing the cerium-based abrasive in a dispersion medium to obtain a slurry and carrying out surface treatment by adding a treatment solution containing at least either one of the silicon compound and the aluminum compound to the slurry. Further, the cerium-based abrasive can be produced by carrying out surface treatment by adding a treatment solution containing at least either one of the silicon compound and the aluminum compound to the slurry during the pulverization step or after the pulverization step in the conventional cerium-based abrasive production process and after that roasting and classifying the obtained cerium-based abrasive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Publication date: April 5, 2007
    Applicant: Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Terunori Ito, Naoyoshi Mochizuki, Kazuya Ushiyama, Hiroyuki Watanabe
  • Patent number: 6946009
    Abstract: There is provided a cerium-based abrasive containing cerium oxide as a main component, in which the abrasive particles composing the abrasive are coated with a coating layer containing at least either one of a silicon component of silicon or a silicon compound and an aluminum component of aluminum or an aluminum compound. The cerium-based abrasive can be produced by wet-dispersing the cerium-based abrasive in a dispersion medium to obtain a slurry and carrying out surface treatment by adding a treatment solution containing at least either one of the silicon compound and the aluminum compound to the slurry. Further, the cerium-based abrasive can be produced by carrying out surface treatment by adding a treatment solution containing at least either one of the silicon compound and the aluminum compound to the slurry during the pulverization step or after the pulverization step in the conventional cerium-based abrasive production process and after that roasting and classifying the obtained cerium-based abrasive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2005
    Assignee: Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Terunori Ito, Naoyoshi Mochizuki, Kazuya Ushiyama, Hiroyuki Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20050198913
    Abstract: There is provided a cerium-based abrasive containing cerium oxide as a main component, in which the abrasive particles composing the abrasive are coated with a coating layer containing at least either one of a silicon component of silicon or a silicon compound and an aluminum component of aluminum or an aluminum compound. The cerium-based abrasive can be produced by wet-dispersing the cerium-based abrasive in a dispersion medium to obtain a slurry and carrying out surface treatment by adding a treatment solution containing at least either one of the silicon compound and the aluminum compound to the slurry. Further, the cerium-based abrasive can be produced by carrying out surface treatment by adding a treatment solution containing at least either one of the silicon compound and the aluminum compound to the slurry during the pulverization step or after the pulverization step in the conventional cerium-based abrasive production process and after that roasting and classifying the obtained cerium-based abrasive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2005
    Publication date: September 15, 2005
    Applicant: Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Terunori Ito, Naoyoshi Mochizuki, Kazuya Ushiyama, Hiroyuki Watanabe
  • Patent number: 6905527
    Abstract: This invention aims to provide a method of manufacturing a cerium-based abrasive containing coarse particles in lower concentration and having higher polishing ability and excellent cleanability for a polished face. Further, the present invention provides a method of manufacturing a cerium-based abrasive, including the steps of pulverizing a raw material, roasting a raw material after pulverization and disintegrating a raw material after roasting, in which a cerium-based rare earth carbonate or a mixture of a cerium-based rare earth carbonate and a cerium-based rare earth oxide is used as a cerium-based abrasive raw material, and the step of pulverizing a raw material pulverizes a raw material through heating while the material is kept immersed in aqueous solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2005
    Assignee: Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Terunori Ito, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Kazuya Ushiyama, Shigeru Kuwabara, Yoshitsugu Uchino
  • Patent number: 6901684
    Abstract: This invention is a method for producing a cerium-based abrasive which includes: a step of grinding raw material for the cerium-based abrasive; a step of roasting the ground raw material; and a step of subjecting the roasted raw material to wet processing, the method being characterized in that it further includes a lower-temperature re-roasting step of heating the wet-processed raw material at 200 to 700° C. In the invention disclosed in this application, an abrasive with particularly preferable properties can be produced by fully drying the wet-processed raw material in a drying step, and subsequently subjecting the dried raw material to the lower-temperature re-roasting step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Assignee: Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Terunori Ito, Yoshitsugu Uchino, Kazuya Ushiyama, Yuki Nakashima
  • Patent number: 6893477
    Abstract: The present invention provides a cerium-based abrasive slurry particles including a cerium-based abrasive particle of no less than 95% by weight of total rare earth oxides (TREO), in which the cerium-based abrasive particle has less than 3% by weight of fluorine content of TREO, and a particle size distribution determined by a laser diffraction method is within a predetermined range. And adhesion property is further improved by setting this fluorine content in 0.005 to 0.5% by weight of TREO.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2005
    Assignee: Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshitsugu Uchino, Kazuya Ushiyama
  • Publication number: 20040219791
    Abstract: This invention aims to provide a method of manufacturing a cerium-based abrasive containing coarse particles in lower concentration and having higher polishing ability and excellent cleanability for a polished face. Further, the present invention provides a method of manufacturing a cerium-based abrasive, including the steps of pulverizing a raw material, roasting a raw material after pulverization and disintegrating a raw material after roasting, in which a cerium-based rare earth carbonate or a mixture of a cerium-based rare earth carbonate and a cerium-based rare earth oxide is used as a cerium-based abrasive raw material, and the step of pulverizing a raw material pulverizes a raw material through heating while the material is kept immersed in aqueous solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2003
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Inventors: Terunori Ito, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Kazuya Ushiyama, Shigeru Kuwabara, Yoshitsugu Uchino
  • Publication number: 20040182954
    Abstract: This invention is a method for producing a cerium-based abrasive which includes: a step of grinding raw material for the cerium-based abrasive; a step of roasting the ground raw material; and a step of subjecting the roasted raw material to wet processing, the method being characterized in that it further includes a lower-temperature re-roasting step of heating the wet-processed raw material at 200 to 700° C. In the invention disclosed in this application, an abrasive with particularly preferable properties can be produced by fully drying the wet-processed raw material in a drying step, and subsequently subjecting the dried raw material to the lower-temperature re-roasting step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2004
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Inventors: Terunori Ito, Yoshitsugu Uchino, Kazuya Ushiyama, Yuki Nakashima
  • Publication number: 20040154229
    Abstract: There is provided a cerium-based abrasive containing cerium oxide as a main component, in which the abrasive particles composing the abrasive are coated with a coating layer containing at least either one of a silicon component of silicon or a silicon compound and an aluminum component of aluminum or an aluminum compound. The cerium-based abrasive can be produced by wet-dispersing the cerium-based abrasive in a dispersion medium to obtain a slurry and carrying out surface treatment by adding a treatment solution containing at least either one of the silicon compound and the aluminum compound to the slurry. Further, the cerium-based abrasive can be produced by carrying out surface treatment by adding a treatment solution containing at least either one of the silicon compound and the aluminum compound to the slurry during the pulverization step or after the pulverization step in the conventional cerium-based abrasive production process and after that roasting and classifying the obtained cerium-based abrasive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2003
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Inventors: Terunori Ito, Naoyoshi Mochizuki, Kazuya Ushiyama, Hiroyuki Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20040031206
    Abstract: The present invention provides a cerium-based abrasive slurry particles including a cerium-based abrasive particle of no less than 95% by weight of total rare earth oxides (TREO), in which the cerium-based abrasive particle has less than 3% by weight of fluorine content of TREO, and a particle size distribution determined by a laser diffraction method is within a predetermined range. And adhesion property is further improved by setting this fluorine content in 0.005 to 0.5% by weight of TREO.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2003
    Publication date: February 19, 2004
    Inventors: Yoshitsugu Uchino, Kazuya Ushiyama