Patents by Inventor Hiromi Aoi

Hiromi Aoi 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: 20180277274
    Abstract: A method for decontaminating the nickel-based alloy includes oxidization of an oxide film accumulating radioactive nuclides with a first oxidizing agent to elute nickel into a solvent and thus to transform into a low-nickel film (S13 to S15). Elution amounts of Nickel, Chromium, and iron in the solvent are measured in the step S15 of the first oxidation step. Based on the elution amount, a second oxidizing agent is selected in the step S16. With the second oxidizing agent, the low-nickel film is oxidized to elute Chromium and thus to transform into an iron-concentrated film (S17 to S19). The iron-concentrated film is reduced with a reducing agent after the second oxidizing step including the steps of S13 to S19 to be dissolved and thus to be removed (S22).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Koji Negishi, Yumi Yaita, Hiromi Aoi, Miyuki Arai
  • Patent number: 9093185
    Abstract: A radioactive substance is effectively suppressed by an oxide-film removal step of removing an oxide film on a metallic material surface with which a coolant containing the radioactive substance comes in contact, and a titanium-oxide deposition step of depositing a titanium oxide on the metallic material surface after the oxide film has been removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yumi Yaita, Teruki Fukumatsu, Hiromi Aoi, Yutaka Uruma
  • Publication number: 20120069949
    Abstract: A radioactive substance is effectively suppressed by an oxide-film removal step of removing an oxide film on a metallic material surface with which a coolant containing the radioactive substance comes in contact, and a titanium-oxide deposition step of depositing a titanium oxide on the metallic material surface after the oxide film has been removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yumi Yaita, Teruki Fukumatsu, Hiromi Aoi, Yutaka Uruma
  • Publication number: 20110122986
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for suppressing adhesion of a radioactive substance, capable of suppressing adhesion of the radioactive substance onto the surface of a metallic material forming a structural member in a nuclear plant. On the surface of the metallic material forming the structural member in a nuclear power generation plant, e.g., a surface 32A of a pipe 32, an adhesion-suppressing substance 34 containing titanium oxide as a titanium compound is disposed, and a part on which the adhesion-suppressing substance 34 has been formed, is held at 80° C. or higher. The adhesion-suppressing substance 34 is formed on the surface 32A of the pipe 32 by spraying a solution or a suspension liquid of the substance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2008
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Seiji Yamamoto, Masami Enda, Hiromi Aoi, Yutaka Uruma
  • Patent number: 7713402
    Abstract: Chemical decontamination method of dissolving oxide film adhered to contaminated component including, preparing decontamination solution in which ozone is dissolved and oxidation additive agent, which suppresses corrosion of metal base of the contaminated component, is added, and applying the decontamination solution to the contaminated component, thereby to remove the oxide film by oxidation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Masami Enda, Yumi Yaita, Norihisa Saito, Hiromi Aoi, Ichiro Inami, Hitoshi Sakai, Satoshi Hiraragi, Yoshinari Takamatsu
  • Publication number: 20060041176
    Abstract: Chemical decontamination method of dissolving oxide film adhered to contaminated component including, preparing decontamination solution in which ozone is dissolved and oxidation additive agent, which suppresses corrosion of metal base of the contaminated component, is added, and applying the decontamination solution to the contaminated component, thereby to remove the oxide film by oxidation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2005
    Publication date: February 23, 2006
    Inventors: Masami Enda, Yumi Yaita, Norihisa Saito, Hiromi Aoi, Ichiro Inami, Hitoshi Sakai, Satoshi Hiraragi, Yoshinari Takamatsu
  • Patent number: 6992123
    Abstract: A polishing pad of the present invention contains a water-insoluble matrix material comprising a crosslinked polymer such as a crosslinked 1,2-polybutadiene and water-soluble particles dispersed in the material, such as saccharides. The solubility of the water-soluble particles in water is 0.1 to 10 wt % at 25° C., and the amount of water-soluble particles eluted from the pad when the pad is immersed in water is 0.05 to 50 wt % at 25° C. Further, in the polishing pad of the present invention, the solubility of the water-soluble particles in water is 0.1 to 10 wt % at 25° C. at a pH of 3 to 11, and solubility thereof in water at 25° C. at a pH of 3 to 11 is within ±50% of solubility thereof in water at 25° C. at a pH of 7. In addition, the water-soluble particles contain an amino group, an epoxy group, an isocyanurate group, and the like. This polishing pad has good slurry retainability even if using slurries different in pH and also has excellent polishing properties such as a polishing rate and planarity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Assignee: JSR Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Shiho, Hiromi Aoi, Kou Hasegawa, Nobuo Kawahashi
  • Publication number: 20040224611
    Abstract: A polishing pad, a polishing laminated pad and a semiconductor wafer polishing method all of which prevent a leak of slurry from the gap between a polishing substrate and a reduction in polishing efficiency caused by a scratched and a window member and enable the optical detection of the polishing end point to be carried out efficiently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2004
    Publication date: November 11, 2004
    Applicant: JSR Corporation
    Inventors: Hiromi Aoi, Hiroshi Shiho, Kou Hasegawa, Nobuo Kawahashi
  • Publication number: 20040118051
    Abstract: A polishing pad of the present invention contains a water-insoluble matrix material comprising a crosslinked polymer such as a crosslinked 1,2-polybutadiene and water-soluble particles dispersed in the material, such as saccharides. The solubility of the water-soluble particles in water is 0.1 to 10 wt % at 25° C., and the amount of water-soluble particles eluted from the pad when the pad is immersed in water is 0.05 to 50 wt % at 25° C. Further, in the polishing pad of the present invention, the solubility of the water-soluble particles in water is 0.1 to 10 wt % at 25° C. at a pH of 3 to 11, and solubility thereof in water at 25° C. at a pH of 3 to 11 is within ±50% of solubility thereof in water at 25° C. at a pH of 7. In addition, the water-soluble particles contain an amino group, an epoxy group, an isocyanurate group, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2003
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Applicant: JSR Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Shiho, Hiromi Aoi, Kou Hasegawa, Nobuo Kawahashi