Patents by Inventor Ryoma Yamaguma

Ryoma Yamaguma 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: 10156002
    Abstract: Provided is a method for recovering scandium with which scandium can be efficiently recovered as high purity scandium oxide from a scandium-containing solution containing impurities such as iron without causing problems such as increased cost and safety problems. According to the method for recovering scandium according to the present invention, the pH of a solution containing scandium and iron (scandium-containing solution) is adjusted within the range of not less than ?0.5 and less than 1, then scandium oxalate is obtained by adding the pH adjusted solution to an oxalic acid solution, and the scandium oxalate is roasted into scandium oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryoma Yamaguma, Tatsuya Higaki, Hidemasa Nagai, Satoshi Asano, Hiroshi Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20180257143
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing nickel powder whereby a reduction in production efficiency due to abrasion of a flash vessel connected to a pressurized container can be suppressed when nickel powder is generated using the pressurized container and subsequently recovered. The method for manufacturing nickel powder comprises charging a pressurized container with a nickel sulfate ammine complex solution and seed crystals, adding hydrogen gas to the pressurized container, and reducing the nickel included in the nickel sulfate ammine complex solution, wherein, when a nickel powder slurry obtained in the pressurized container is extracted to a flash vessel connected to the pressurized container, the slurry is extracted to the flash vessel while the supply rate of the nickel ammine complex solution to the pressurized container and/or the extraction rate of the nickel slurry from the pressurized container is controlled so the liquid level in the pressurized container is in a fixed range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuo Doi, Kazuyuki Takaishi, Ryoma Yamaguma, Yoshitomo Ozaki, Shin-Ichi Heguri
  • Publication number: 20180056399
    Abstract: Provided is a production method for producing coarse particles of high purity Co powder from a cobalt ammine sulfate complex solution using fine Co powder and using industrially inexpensive H2 gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Shin-ichi Heguri, Yoshitomo Ozaki, Kazuyuki Takaishi, Yasuo Doi, Osamu Ikeda, Ryoma Yamaguma, Yohei Kudo
  • Publication number: 20180023168
    Abstract: Provided is a method for recovering scandium with which scandium can be efficiently recovered as high purity scandium oxide from a scandium-containing solution containing impurities such as iron without causing problems such as increased cost and safety problems. According to the method for recovering scandium according to the present invention, the pH of a solution containing scandium and iron (scandium-containing solution) is adjusted within the range of not less than ?0.5 and less than 1, then scandium oxalate is obtained by adding the pH adjusted solution to an oxalic acid solution, and the scandium oxalate is roasted into scandium oxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Ryoma Yamaguma, Tatsuya Higaki, Hidemasa Nagai, Satoshi Asano, Hiroshi Kobayashi