Patents by Inventor Eiki ONO

Eiki ONO 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: 9290827
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of leaching copper and gold from sulfide ores, which includes Process (1) of bringing a first aqueous acidic solution which contains chlorine ion, copper ion and iron ion, but no bromine ion, into contact with sulfide ores under supply of an oxidizing agent, so as to leach copper component contained in the sulfide ores; Process (2) of separating, by solid-liquid separation, a leaching reaction liquid obtained in Process (1), into a leaching residue and a leachate; and Process (3) of bringing a second aqueous acidic solution which contains chlorine ion, bromine ion, copper ion and iron ion, into contact with the leaching residue obtained in Process (2) under supply of an oxidizing agent, so as to leach gold contained in the leaching residue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: JX NIPPON MINING & METALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Hatano, Yoshifumi Abe, Koji Katsukawa, Eiki Ono
  • Patent number: 8911533
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of recovering gold from an aqueous solution having a gold concentration of 10 mg/L or lower, using a plurality of extraction apparatuses for bringing the aqueous solution into contact with an extraction agent, arranged to configure a multi-stage extraction process, the method allowing the aqueous solution to continuously flow from the first-stage extraction process to the next-stage extraction process, while recycling the extraction medium used in each stage twice or more times for the extraction process of the same stage, without back extraction and reduction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: JX Nippon Mining & Metals Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Hatano, Yoshifumi Abe, Eiki Ono, Koji Katsukawa
  • Publication number: 20120234138
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of recovering gold from an aqueous solution having a gold concentration of 10 mg/L or lower, using a plurality of extraction apparatuses for bringing the aqueous solution into contact with an extraction agent, arranged to configure a multi-stage extraction process, the method allowing the aqueous solution to continuously flow from the first-stage extraction process to the next-stage extraction process, while recycling the extraction medium used in each stage twice or more times for the extraction process of the same stage, without back extraction and reduction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: JX NIPPON MINING & METALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiro HATANO, Yoshifumi ABE, Eiki ONO, Koji KATSUKAWA
  • Publication number: 20120222519
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of leaching copper and gold from sulfide ores, which includes Process (1) of bringing a first aqueous acidic solution which contains chlorine ion, copper ion and iron ion, but no bromine ion, into contact with sulfide ores under supply of an oxidizing agent, so as to leach copper component contained in the sulfide ores; Process (2) of separating, by solid-liquid separation, a leaching reaction liquid obtained in Process (1), into a leaching residue and a leachate; and Process (3) of bringing a second aqueous acidic solution which contains chlorine ion, bromine ion, copper ion and iron ion, into contact with the leaching residue obtained in Process (2) under supply of an oxidizing agent, so as to leach gold contained in the leaching residue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: JX NIPPON MINING & METALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiro HATANO, Yoshifumi ABE, Koji KATSUKAWA, Eiki ONO