Patents by Inventor Tetuharu Ibaraki

Tetuharu Ibaraki 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: 7964014
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and facility for preventing crumbling and powderization of green pellets when producing high strength green pellets using a powder feedstock and using the pellets in a rotary hearth reducing furnace and for efficiently reducing the same. It comprises kneading by a kneader 5 a feedstock of a powder of a fine particle size (20 to 80 wt % having size of not more than 10 ?m) including a metal oxide and carbon-bearing powder fed from a feed storage tank 1 and producing green pellets by a pan type pelletizer 7. The green pellets are screened by a pellet screen 9, then dried by a pellet dryer 11 and reduced by firing in a rotary hearth reducing furnace 13. At that time, the green pellets are continuously conveyed to prevent crumbling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Nippon Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Tetuharu Ibaraki, Hiroshi Oda, Shoji Imura, Masaharu Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20100294079
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and facility for preventing crumbling and powderization of green pellets when producing high strength green pellets using a powder feedstock and using the pellets in a rotary hearth reducing furnace and for efficiently reducing the same. It comprises kneading by a kneader 5 a feedstock of a powder of a fine particle size (20 to 80 wt % having size of not more than 10 ?m) including a metal oxide and carbon-bearing powder fed from a feed storage tank 1 and producing green pellets by a pan type pelletizer 7. The green pellets are screened by a pellet screen 9, then dried by a pellet dryer 11 and reduced by firing in a rotary hearth reducing furnace 13. At that time, the green pellets are continuously conveyed to prevent crumbling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: Nippon Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Tetuharu Ibaraki, Hiroshi Oda, Shoji Imura, Masaharu Takahashi
  • Patent number: 7815710
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and facility for preventing crumbling and powderization of green pellets when producing high strength green pellets using a powder feedstock and using the pellets in a rotary hearth reducing furnace and for efficiently reducing the same. It comprises kneading by a kneader 5 a feedstock of a powder of a fine particle size (20 to 80 wt % having size of not more than 10 ?m) including a metal oxide and carbon-bearing powder fed from a feed storage tank 1 and producing green pellets by a pan type pelletized 7. The green pellets are screened by a pellet screen 9, then dried by a pellet dryer 11 and reduced by firing in a rotary hearth reducing furnace 13. At that time, the green pellets are continuously conveyed to prevent crumbling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Nippon Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Tetuharu Ibaraki, Hiroshi Oda, Shoji Imura, Masaharu Takahashi
  • Patent number: 7037356
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of operation and a facility for the same suppressing the generation of dioxins in the combustion exhaust gas and efficiently reclaiming heat from high temperature combustion exhaust gas when firing and reducing fines of chromium ore, iron ore, or other ore or pellets formed from dust sludge, etc. containing iron oxide or other metal oxides generated in the metal industry in a reducing rotary hearth furnace. This treats the combustion gas generated in the reducing rotary hearth furnace to make the temperature of the gas 800° C. or higher for at least a certain time, to make the concentration of the carbon monoxide not more than 200 ppm in terms of volume ratio and to achieve a sufficiently well developed turbulent state at least at one of the inside of the exhaust gas outlet duct and the vicinity of the exhaust gas outlet duct for at least a certain time, then rapidly cooling the gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Assignee: Nippon Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Tetuharu Ibaraki, Hiroshi Oda, Masaharu Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20040026834
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of operation and a facility for the same suppressing the generation of dioxins in the combustion exhaust gas and efficiently reclaiming heat from high temperature combustion exhaust gas when firing and reducing fines of chromium ore, iron ore, or other ore or pellets formed from dust sludge, etc. containing iron oxide or other metal oxides generated in the metal industry in a reducing rotary hearth furnace. This treats the combustion gas generated in the reducing rotary hearth furnace to make the temperature of the gas 800° C. or higher for at least a certain time, to make the concentration of the carbon monoxide not more than 200 ppm in terms of volume ratio and to achieve a sufficiently well developed turbulent state at least at one of the inside of the exhaust gas outlet duct and the vicinity of the exhaust gas outlet duct for at least a certain time, then rapidly cooling the gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2003
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Inventors: Tetuharu Ibaraki, Hiroshi Oda, Masaharu Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20040020326
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and facility for preventing crumbling and powderization of green pellets when producing high strength green pellets using a powder feedstock and using the pellets in a rotary hearth reducing furnace and for efficiently reducing the same. It comprises kneading by a kneader 5 a feedstock of a powder of a fine particle size (20 to 80 wt % having size of not more than 10 &mgr;m) including a metal oxide and carbon-bearing powder fed from a feed storage tank 1 and producing green pellets by a pan type pelletized 7. The green pellets are screened by a pellet screen 9, then dried by a pellet dryer 11 and reduced by firing in a rotary hearth reducing furnace 13. At that time, the green pellets are continuously conveyed to prevent crumbling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2003
    Publication date: February 5, 2004
    Inventors: Tetuharu Ibaraki, Hiroshi Oda, Shoji Imura, Masaharu Takahashi