Patents by Inventor Kyle Kozo Higashidani

Kyle Kozo Higashidani 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).

  • REMOVAL OF MERCURY BY CHEMICAL ADDITION AND MECHANICAL SEPERATION
    Publication number: 20190023994
    Abstract: A process for the removal of mercury comprising reacting a sulfide source with HgS solids to increase the size and sedimentation rate of the submicron mercury for removal by filtration or other mechanical processes is described herein. An embodiment of the invention is the use of monothiols to react with mercury to form dissolved mercury, wherein silica with immobilized thiol groups is added to the dissolved mercury, allowing for removal with a coarse filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Evan Shigeto Hatakeyama, Kyle Kozo Higashidani, Francisco Lopez-Linares, Michelle Marie Hart