Patents by Inventor Norimichi Yonesato

Norimichi Yonesato 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: 10329163
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a nickel oxide fine powder that is suitable as a material for electronic parts and has a controlled sulfur content, a low chlorine content, and a fine particle size and a method for industrially and stably producing such a nickel oxide fine powder. Nickel hydroxide obtained by neutralizing an aqueous nickel sulfate solution with an alkali is heat-treated in a non-reducing atmosphere at a temperature higher than 850° C. but lower than 1050° C. to form nickel oxide particles, and a sintered compact of nickel oxide particles that may be formed during the heat treatment is pulverized by preferably allowing the nickel oxide particles to collide with one another. The thus obtained nickel oxide fine powder has a sulfur content of 400 mass ppm or less, a chlorine content of 50 mass ppm or less, a sodium content of 100 mass ppm or less, and a specific surface area of 3 m2/g or more but less than 6 m2/g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Norimichi Yonesato, Tai Ito
  • Publication number: 20180002192
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a nickel oxide fine powder that is suitable as a material for electronic parts and has a controlled sulfur content, a low chlorine content, and a fine particle size and a method for industrially and stably producing such a nickel oxide fine powder. Nickel hydroxide obtained by neutralizing an aqueous nickel sulfate solution with an alkali is heat-treated in a non-reducing atmosphere at a temperature higher than 650° C. but lower than 1050° C. to form nickel oxide particles, and a sintered compact of nickel oxide particles that may be formed during the heat treatment is pulverized by preferably allowing the nickel oxide particles to collide with one another. The thus obtained nickel oxide fine powder has a sulfur content of 400 mass ppm or less, a chlorine content of 50 mass ppm or less, a sodium content of 100 mass ppm or less, and a specific surface area of 3 m2/g or more but less than 6 m2/g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Norimichi Yonesato, Tai Ito
  • Patent number: 9790099
    Abstract: Nickel hydroxide obtained by neutralizing an aqueous nickel sulfate solution with an alkali is heat-treated in a non-reducing atmosphere at a temperature higher than 850° C. but lower than 1050° C. to form nickel oxide particles, and a sintered compact of nickel oxide particles that may be formed during the heat treatment is pulverized by preferably allowing the nickel oxide particles to collide with one another. The thus obtained nickel oxide fine powder has a sulfur content of 400 mass ppm or less, a chlorine content of 50 mass ppm or less, a sodium content of 100 mass ppm or less, and a specific surface area of 3 m2/g or more but less than 6 m2/g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Norimichi Yonesato, Tai Ito
  • Publication number: 20140255697
    Abstract: Nickel hydroxide obtained by neutralizing an aqueous nickel sulfate solution with an alkali is heat-treated in a non-reducing atmosphere at a temperature higher than 850° C. but lower than 1050° C. to form nickel oxide particles, and a sintered compact of nickel oxide particles that may be formed during the heat treatment is pulverized by preferably allowing the nickel oxide particles to collide with one another. The thus obtained nickel oxide fine powder has a sulfur content of 400 mass ppm or less, a chlorine content of 50 mass ppm or less, a sodium content of 100 mass ppm or less, and a specific surface area of 3 m2/g or more but less than 6 m2/g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Norimichi Yonesato, Tai Ito
  • Patent number: 8741502
    Abstract: A nickel oxide powder material that can restrain cracking of electrode due to oxidation expansion and peeling from a electrolyte and thus can decrease deterioration of the power generation characteristics, when used as an anode material for a solid oxide type fuel cell and its efficient production method, and the anode material for the solid oxide type fuel cell using the nickel oxide powder material. The nickel oxide powder material for an anode material constituting a solid oxide type fuel cell is characterized in that it is made up of a core particle (a) composed of a nickel oxide fine particle and a coating layer (b) including a zirconium hydroxide, which is formed on the surface of the core particle (a), as its main component, and that the zirconium content contained in the coating layer (b) is 0.001 to 0.01 g/m2 per surface area of the nickel oxide fine particle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Norimichi Yonesato, Yasumasa Hattori, Hideyuki Yamashita, Tai Itou
  • Publication number: 20130309399
    Abstract: A nickel oxide powder material that can restrain cracking of electrode due to oxidation expansion and peeling from a electrolyte and thus can decrease deterioration of the power generation characteristics, when used as an anode material for a solid oxide type fuel cell and its efficient production method, and the anode material for the solid oxide type fuel cell using the nickel oxide powder material. The nickel oxide powder material for an anode material constituting a solid oxide type fuel cell is characterized in that it is made up of a core particle (a) composed of a nickel oxide fine particle and a coating layer (b) including a zirconium hydroxide, which is formed on the surface of the core particle (a), as its main component, and that the zirconium content contained in the coating layer (b) is 0.001 to 0.01 g/m2 per surface area of the nickel oxide fine particle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Norimichi Yonesato, Yasumasa Hattori, Hideyuki Yamashita, Tai Itou
  • Patent number: 8557471
    Abstract: A nickel oxide powder material that can restrain cracking of electrode due to oxidation expansion and peeling from a electrolyte and thus can decrease deterioration of the power generation characteristics, even in the case that the anode is exposed to an oxidizing atmosphere caused by the disruption of the fuel supply at operating temperature or the like when used as an anode material for a solid oxide type fuel cell and its efficient production method, and the anode material for the solid oxide type fuel cell using the nickel oxide powder material. The nickel oxide powder material for an anode material constituting a solid oxide type fuel cell is characterized in that it is made up of a core particle (a) composed of a nickel oxide fine particle and a coating layer (b) including a zirconium hydroxide, which is formed on the surface of the core particle (a), as its main component, and that the zirconium content contained in the coating layer (b) is 0.001 to 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Norimichi Yonesato, Yasumasa Hattori, Hideyuki Yamashita, Tai Itou
  • Patent number: 8288053
    Abstract: This invention provides a nickel oxide powder material, a production process thereof with high efficiency, a raw material composition for use in the same, and an anode material using the nickel oxide powder material. The nickel oxide powder material, when used as an anode material for a solid oxide fuel cell, can reduce heat shrinkage percentage in calcination to reduce a shrinkage difference from other component, and can suppress the occurrence of cracking, delamination, warpage and the like during calcining. Also in power generation after re-reduction after exposure of the anode once to an oxidizing atmosphere, for example, due to the disruption of the fuel supply, deterioration of microstructure of the anode can be suppressed, and the voltage drop percentage of the cell can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Norimichi Yonesato, Hiroyuki Toya, Kazuomi Ryoshi, Tai Ito, Shoji Futaki
  • Publication number: 20100221640
    Abstract: A nickel oxide powder material that can restrain cracking of electrode due to oxidation expansion and peeling from a electrolyte and thus can decrease deterioration of the power generation characteristics, even in the case that the anode is exposed to an oxidizing atmosphere caused by the disruption of the fuel supply at operating temperature or the like when used as an anode material for a solid oxide type fuel cell and its efficient production method, and the anode material for the solid oxide type fuel cell using the nickel oxide powder material. The nickel oxide powder material for an anode material constituting a solid oxide type fuel cell is characterized in that it is made up of a core particle (a) composed of a nickel oxide fine particle and a coating layer (b) including a zirconium hydroxide, which is formed on the surface of the core particle (a), as its main component, and that the zirconium content contained in the coating layer (b) is 0.001 to 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2008
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicant: SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Norimichi Yonesato, Yasumasa Hattori, Hideyuki Yamashita, Tai Itou
  • Publication number: 20090136812
    Abstract: This invention provides a nickel oxide powder material, a production process thereof with high efficiency, a raw material composition for use in the same, and an anode material using the nickel oxide powder material. The nickel oxide powder material, when used as an anode material for a solid oxide fuel cell, can reduce heat shrinkage percentage in calcination to reduce a shrinkage difference from other component, and can suppress the occurrence of cracking, delamination, warpage and the like during calcining. Also in power generation after re-reduction after exposure of the anode once to an oxidizing atmosphere, for example, due to the disruption of the fuel supply, deterioration of microstructure of the anode can be suppressed, and the voltage drop percentage of the cell can be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2006
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Applicant: Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Norimichi Yonesato, Hiroyuki Toya, Kazuomi Ryoshi, Tai Ito, Shoji Futaki