Patents by Inventor Shigeru Mihara

Shigeru Mihara 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: 20090145858
    Abstract: A method for treating waste water containing nitrate ion which comprises supplying raw waste water from a tube (2), formalin from a tube (3) and an aqueous alkaline solution from a tube (4) to a mixing vessel (1), while agitating with an agitator (5), so the resultant mixture has a pH of 7 or higher, transferring the mixture from an outlet pipe (6) to a catalyst bed (9) through a tube (8) by a pump (7), and discharging the treated fluid drained from the catalyst bed (9) to the outside of the system through pipe (11), wherein the catalyst bed (9) is provided within a jacket (10), through which a liquid such as water flows, for the temperature control, and is packed with a support type catalyst comprising spherical type activated carbon and Pd—Cu supported thereon. The type of reactor containing the support type catalyst in the catalyst bed (9) may be a fluidized bed or a fixed bed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2005
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: JGC Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeru Mihara, Hirofumi Ito, Mikio Hirano, Takashi Kato
  • Patent number: 5973220
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of disposal of metallic aluminum-containing solid waste comprising the steps of reacting radioactive solid waste containing metallic aluminum with an alkali solution to generate a hydrogen gas and then mixing the resulting reaction liquid with a solidifying material containing a latent hydraulic material as a main component to solidify the liquid. According to the method of the invention, solidification of aluminum-containing radioactive solid waste in a highly filled state (high concentration) is feasible and a solid having excellent mechanical strength and properties of preventing oozing of radioactive nuclide can be obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignees: JGC Corporation, Nippon Kayaku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tadashi Sasaki, Shigeru Mihara, Kazunori Suzuki, Yoshimitsu Karasawa, Masayuki Kiyomoto
  • Patent number: 5732363
    Abstract: There are provided a solidifying material used for radioactive waste which comprises a latent hydraulic material, an ultra-fine powder substance and a dispersing agent, and a process for the solidification of radioactive wastes which comprises kneading the above solidifying material with a cure stimulating agent, radioactive waste and, as occasion demands, water, and then curing the mixture by aging. Since the solidifying material of the present invention has excellent properties such as large treating capacity, excellent water resistance and large compressive strength, not only temporary storage but also permanent storage of radioactive wastes can be made.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1998
    Assignees: JGC Corporation, Nippon Kayaku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazunori Suzuki, Shigeru Mihara, Takuro Yagi, Yoshimitsu Karasawa, Koichi Ikeda, Yasuo Kuroda