Patents by Inventor Shojiro USUI

Shojiro USUI 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).

  • Method for treating lithium ion battery
    Patent number: 11145915
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for treating at least one lithium ion battery enclosed in a housing containing aluminum, comprising heating the lithium ion battery using a combustion furnace in which a combustion object is incinerated by flames, while preventing the flames from being directly applied to the housing of the lithium ion battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: JX NIPPON MINING & METALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shojiro Usui, Nobuaki Okajima
  • Method for treating lithium ion battery
    Patent number: 10727546
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for treating at least one lithium ion battery enclosed in a housing containing aluminum, comprising heating the lithium ion battery using a combustion furnace in which a combustion object is incinerated by flames, while preventing the flames from being directly applied to the housing of the lithium ion battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: JX NIPPON MINING & METALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shojiro Usui, Nobuaki Okajima
  • METHOD FOR TREATING LITHIUM ION BATTERY
    Publication number: 20200136201
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for treating at least one lithium ion battery enclosed in a housing containing aluminum, comprising heating the lithium ion battery using a combustion furnace in which a combustion object is incinerated by flames, while preventing the flames from being directly applied to the housing of the lithium ion battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: JX NIPPON MINING & METALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shojiro USUI, Nobuaki OKAJIMA
  • METHOD FOR TREATING LITHIUM ION BATTERY
    Publication number: 20180083325
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for treating at least one lithium ion battery enclosed in a housing containing aluminum, comprising heating the lithium ion battery using a combustion furnace in which a combustion object is incinerated by flames, while preventing the flames from being directly applied to the housing of the lithium ion battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Applicant: JX NIPPON MINING & METALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shojiro USUI, Nobuaki OKAJIMA