The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2021
Applicant:
Shine Technologies, Llc, Janesville, WI (US);
Inventors:
Richard Sisson, Janesville, WI (US);
Eric Van Abel, Janesville, WI (US);
Thomas Drury, Janesville, WI (US);
Charles Shackett, Janesville, WI (US);
Greg Piefer, Janesville, WI (US);
Assignee:
SHINE Technologies, LLC, Janesville, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C22B 59/00 (2006.01); C22B 3/24 (2006.01); C22B 3/28 (2006.01); C22B 3/36 (2006.01); C22B 3/42 (2006.01); C22B 9/02 (2006.01); C22B 9/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C22B 59/00 (2013.01); C22B 3/24 (2013.01); C22B 3/282 (2021.05); C22B 3/36 (2021.05); C22B 3/42 (2013.01); C22B 9/02 (2013.01); C22B 9/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for purifying lutetium includes providing a solid composition comprising ytterbium and lutetium and subliming or distilling ytterbium from the solid composition at a temperature of about 1196° C. to about 3000° C. to leave a lutetium composition comprising a higher weight percentage of lutetium than was present in the solid composition.