Patents by Inventor Tomoya Hagio

Tomoya Hagio 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: 20240134000
    Abstract: A radar system, a radar device, and an interference avoidance method are obtained that can utilize frequency effectively even in three or more radar devices. A radar system includes three or more radar devices and a schedule management controller. Schedule management controller predicts an interference time period that is a time period during which the overlapping scanning/radiation range is generated, determines a first interference avoidance measure that is a measure to cause radar devices to use respective different use frequencies while keeping a restriction on the number of frequency channels, in the predicted interference time period, and determines a second interference avoidance measure to be performed by a radar device that is unable to avoid interference by the first interference avoidance measure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Takamichi NAKAMIZO, Ikuya KAKIMOTO, Tomoya MATSUDA, Masahiro HAGIO
  • Patent number: 11926883
    Abstract: Provided is a method which allows for strict control of an oxygen partial pressure required for the heating and melting of a raw material, and thereby more efficient recovery of a valuable metal. The method for recovering a valuable metal (Cu, Ni, and Co) includes the steps of: preparing a charge comprising at least phosphorus (P) and a valuable metal as a raw material; heating and melting the raw material to form a molten body and then converting the molten body into a molten product comprising an alloy and a slag; and separating the slag from the molten product to recover the alloy comprising the valuable metal, wherein the heating and melting of the raw material comprises directly measuring an oxygen partial pressure in the molten body using an oxygen analyzer, and regulating the oxygen partial pressure based on the obtained measurement result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yu Yamashita, Toshihiko Nagakura, Tomoya Hagio
  • Publication number: 20230257851
    Abstract: Provided is a method which allows for strict control of an oxygen partial pressure required for the heating and melting of a raw material, and thereby more efficient recovery of a valuable metal. The method for recovering a valuable metal (Cu, Ni, and Co) includes the steps of: preparing a charge comprising at least phosphorus (P) and a valuable metal as a raw material; heating and melting the raw material to form a molten body and then converting the molten body into a molten product comprising an alloy and a slag; and separating the slag from the molten product to recover the alloy comprising the valuable metal, wherein the heating and melting of the raw material comprises directly measuring an oxygen partial pressure in the molten body using an oxygen analyzer, and regulating the oxygen partial pressure based on the obtained measurement result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yu Yamashita, Toshihiko Nagakura, Tomoya Hagio
  • Publication number: 20230151453
    Abstract: The purpose is to provide a method for recovering a valuable metal at low cost. The present invention is a method for recovering a valuable metal, the method comprising a step of preparing a burden material containing at least a valuable metal to obtain a raw material, a step of subjecting the raw material to an oxidation treatment and a reductive melting treatment to produce a reduced product containing an alloy and a slag, and a step of separating the slag from the reduced product to collect the alloy, in which the copper grade, which is a ratio of the mass of copper (Cu) to the total mass of nickel (Ni), cobalt (Co) and copper (Cu) contained in the alloy (i.e., a Cu/(Ni+Co+Cu) ratio), is adjusted to 0.250 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoya Hagio, Yu Yamashita