Patents by Inventor Katsushi Aoki

Katsushi Aoki 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: 11945000
    Abstract: Provided is a method for removing a linear object, a device for removing a linear object, and a method for processing electronic/electrical equipment component waste, which can improve separation efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: JX METALS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Katsushi Aoki
  • Patent number: 11819885
    Abstract: Provided is a method for processing electronic and electrical device component scraps, which can selectively recover a substrate scrap including a substance intended to be recovered. A method for processing electronic and electrical device component scraps, including separating a substrate with lead wires contained in the electronic and electrical device component scraps before sorting the electronic and electrical device component scraps by magnetic sorting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: JX METALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsushi Aoki, Hidetoshi Sasaoka
  • Patent number: 11649119
    Abstract: A raw material supply device and a device for processing electronic and electrical device part scraps, which can control dropping positions of a raw material containing substances having different shapes and specific gravities, and a method for processing electronic and electrical device part scraps using those devices. The raw material supply device includes a receiving port, a discharge port, a first guide surface, and a second guide surface on a surface opposing to the first guide surface. The processing device includes a first conveying unit, a raw material supply device, a second conveying unit, and a pyramid-shaped disperser. The processing method comprises a sorting step, wherein the sorting step comprises dropping the electronic and electrical device part scraps onto a plurality of dispersion surfaces of a pyramid-shaped disperser, and dispersing the electronic and electrical device part scraps in a plurality of directions on a conveying surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: JX NIPPON MINING & METALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsushi Aoki, Yujiro Tokita
  • Publication number: 20230108433
    Abstract: Provided is a method for removing a linear object, a device for removing a linear object, and a method for processing electronic/electrical equipment component waste, which can improve separation efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: JX Nippon Mining & Metals Corporation
    Inventor: Katsushi AOKI
  • Patent number: 11554388
    Abstract: Provided is a method for processing electronic and electrical device component scrap, which can accurately and efficiently sort electronic and electrical device component scrap. The method for processing electronic and electrical device component scrap includes a separation step of separating non-metal objects 1b or metal objects 1a1, 1a2 from electronic and electrical device component scrap 1 containing the metal objects 1a1, 1a2 and the non-metal objects 1b using a sorter 10 comprising a metal sensor 2, a color camera 3, an air valve 4, and a conveyor 5, wherein a fixed distance is provided between the metal objects 1a1, 1a2 adjacent to each other so as to prevent the non-metal objects 1b between the metal objects 1a1, 1a2 from being erroneously detected, when detecting the metal objects 1a1, 1a2 in the electronic and electrical device component scrap 1 by the metal sensor 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: JX NIPPON MINING & METALS COPPORATION
    Inventors: Katsushi Aoki, Tsubasa Takeda
  • Patent number: 11548032
    Abstract: Provided is a method for removing wire-form objects, a device for removing wire-form objects, and a method for processing electronic/electrical apparatus component waste, which can efficiently sort wire-form objects from sorting target objects having various shapes. The method for removing wire-form objects includes: arranging a filter in a vibrating sieve machine, the filter including a plurality of rods extending at distances in a feed direction of a raw material; and placing a raw material containing at least wire-form objects and plate-form objects onto the filter, and vibrating the filter to sieve out the wire-form objects under a sieve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: JX NIPPON MINING & METALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsushi Aoki, Hidetoshi Sasaoka
  • Patent number: 11534797
    Abstract: Provided is a method for removing wire-form objects, a device for removing wire-form objects, and a method for processing electronic/electrical apparatus component waste, which can efficiently sort wire-form objects from sorting target objects having various shapes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: JX NIPPON MINING & METALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsushi Aoki, Tsubasa Takeda
  • Publication number: 20220324657
    Abstract: Provided are a raw material discharge device, a method of processing an electronic and electrical device component scrap, and a raw material discharging method of an electronic and electrical device component scrap, which are capable of efficiently discharging the raw material having various shapes, specific gravities and shapes in each fixed amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: JX NIPPON MINING & METALS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Katsushi AOKI
  • Publication number: 20220203405
    Abstract: Provided is a method for processing electronic and electrical device component scrap according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a smelting raw material sorting step of sorting a processing raw material containing valuable metals processable in a smelting step from the electronic and electrical device component scrap, wherein the method comprises removing lump copper wire scrap contained in the electronic and electrical device component scrap using a parallel link robot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicant: JX NIPPON MINING & METALS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Katsushi AOKI
  • Publication number: 20220184635
    Abstract: Provided is a sorting machine capable of more easily and efficiently sorting specific parts having a specific shape from raw materials containing various substances having different shapes, and a method for treating electronic and electric device component scraps using the sorting machine. The sorting machine includes a conveying device 1 having a conveying surface 13 which conveys raw materials containing substances having different shapes from a raw material inlet 11 to a receiving port 12; and a gate device 2 provided with a cylindrical roll portion 21 having a rotating function arranged at a certain distance d on the conveying surface to allow at least a part of the raw materials 100 to pass through to the receiving port 12.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: JX NIPPON MINING & METALS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Katsushi AOKI
  • Publication number: 20220176415
    Abstract: Provided is a method for processing electronic and electrical device component scrap, which can improve an efficiency of sorting of raw materials fed to the smelting step from electronic and electrical device component scrap, and reduce losses of valuable metals. A method for processing electronic and electrical device component scrap which includes removing powdery objects contained in electronic and electrical device component scrap prior to a step of separating non-metal objects or metal objects from the electronic and electrical device component scrap containing the metal objects and the non-metal objects, using a metal sorter including: a metal sensor, a color camera, an air valve, and a conveyor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: JX NIPPON MINING & METALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsushi AOKI, Hidetoshi SASAOKA, Tsubasa TAKEDA
  • Publication number: 20220176410
    Abstract: Provided is a method for processing electronic and electrical device component scrap, which can improve an efficiency of sorting of raw materials fed to the smelting step from electronic and electrical device component scrap, and reduce losses of valuable metals. A method for processing electronic and electrical device component scrap which includes sorting electronic and electrical device component scrap by wind powder sorting to remove plate-shaped materials containing valuable metals included in the electronic and electrical device component scrap, and then sorting the resulting sorted objects by magnetic sorting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: JX NIPPON MINING & METALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsushi AOKI, Hidetoshi SASAOKA
  • Publication number: 20220176412
    Abstract: Provided is a method for processing electronic and electrical device component scraps, which can selectively recover a substrate scrap including a substance intended to be recovered. A method for processing electronic and electrical device component scraps, including separating a substrate with lead wires contained in the electronic and electrical device component scraps before sorting the electronic and electrical device component scraps by magnetic sorting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: JX Nippon Mining & Metals Corporation
    Inventors: Katsushi AOKI, Hidetoshi SASAOKA
  • Publication number: 20210403247
    Abstract: Provided is a raw material supply device and a device for processing electronic and electrical device part scraps, which can control dropping positions of a raw material containing substances having different shapes and specific gravities, as well as a method for processing electronic and electrical device part scraps using those devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: JX NIPPON MINING & METALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsushi AOKI, Yujiro TOKITA
  • Publication number: 20210197229
    Abstract: Provided is a method for removing wire-form objects, a device for removing wire-form objects, and a method for processing electronic/electrical apparatus component waste, which can efficiently sort wire-form objects from sorting target objects having various shapes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: JX NIPPON MINING & METALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsushi AOKI, Tsubasa TAKEDA
  • Publication number: 20210107034
    Abstract: Provided is a method for processing electronic and electrical device component scrap, which can accurately and efficiently sort electronic and electrical device component scrap. The method for processing electronic and electrical device component scrap includes a separation step of separating non-metal objects 1b or metal objects 1a1, 1a2 from electronic and electrical device component scrap 1 containing the metal objects 1a1, 1a2 and the non-metal objects 1b using a sorter 10 comprising a metal sensor 2, a color camera 3, an air valve 4, and a conveyor 5, wherein a fixed distance is provided between the metal objects 1a1, 1a2 adjacent to each other so as to prevent the non-metal objects 1b between the metal objects 1a1, 1a2 from being erroneously detected, when detecting the metal objects 1a1, 1a2 in the electronic and electrical device component scrap 1 by the metal sensor 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Applicant: JX NIPPON MINING & METALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsushi AOKI, Tsubasa TAKEDA
  • Publication number: 20210039146
    Abstract: Provided is a method for processing electronic/electrical device component waste, which can increase an amount of electronic/electrical device component waste processed in a smelting step and efficiently recover valuable metals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: JX NIPPON MINING & METALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsushi AOKI, Tsubasa TAKEDA, Norimasa OHTSUKA
  • Publication number: 20210039138
    Abstract: Provided is a method for removing wire-form objects, a device for removing wire-form objects, and a method for processing electronic/electrical apparatus component waste, which can efficiently sort wire-form objects from sorting target objects having various shapes. The method for removing wire-form objects includes: arranging a filter in a vibrating sieve machine, the filter including a plurality of rods extending at distances in a feed direction of a raw material; and placing a raw material containing at least wire-form objects and plate-form objects onto the filter, and vibrating the filter to sieve out the wire-form objects under a sieve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: JX NIPPON MINING & METALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsushi AOKI, Hidetoshi SASAOKA
  • Publication number: 20210017626
    Abstract: Provided is a method for processing electronic and electrical device component scrap, which can increase an amount of electronic and electrical device component scrap processed in a smelting step and efficiently recover valuable metals. The method for processing electronic and electrical device component scrap includes: a step 1 of removing powdery materials and film-shaped component scrap from the electronic and electrical device component scrap; a step 2 of concentrating synthetic resins and substrates from the electronic and electrical device component scrap from which the powdery materials and film-shaped component scrap have been removed; and a step 3 of concentrating the substrates containing valuable metals from a concentrate obtained in the step 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Applicant: JX NIPPON MINING & METALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsushi AOKI, Tsubasa TAKEDA
  • Patent number: 8166443
    Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit design apparatus includes: an association information creating unit which creates association information for associating wiring information of a signal line with wiring information of a shield line placed for the signal line; an association information storage unit which stores the thus created association information; and a shield wiring unit which, when the placement of the signal line is changed, changes in interlinking fashion with the changed placement the placement of the shield line that is associated with the signal line by the association information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Katsushi Aoki, Takahiro Toda, Junya Yamasaki, Shinichi Iida, Hiroki Murakami