Patents by Inventor Kazuya Kimijima

Kazuya Kimijima 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: 11414736
    Abstract: The present invention is a production method of a hot-dip galvanized steel sheet including annealing a belt-shaped steel sheet having a Si content of greater than or equal to 0.2% by mass, wherein the annealing is continuously carried out using an annealing furnace having an oxidation heating zone and a reduction heating zone in this order, while the steel sheet is fed using rollers. The annealing includes oxidizing a surface of the steel sheet in the oxidation heating zone at a temperature at which roll pickup does not occur and reducing an iron oxide layer, formed by the oxidizing, in the reduction heating zone before the iron oxide layer reaches an initial roller in the reduction heating zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuya Kimijima, Seiji Morishige, Shinobu Nakayama, Ryo Sasaki, Mikako Takeda
  • Publication number: 20200248294
    Abstract: The present invention is a production method of a hot-dip galvanized steel sheet including annealing a belt-shaped steel sheet having a Si content of greater than or equal to 0.2% by mass, wherein the annealing is continuously carried out using an annealing furnace having an oxidation heating zone and a reduction heating zone in this order, while the steel sheet is fed using rollers. The annealing includes oxidizing a surface of the steel sheet in the oxidation heating zone at a temperature at which roll pickup does not occur and reducing an iron oxide layer, formed by the oxidizing, in the reduction heating zone before the iron oxide layer reaches an initial roller in the reduction heating zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
    Inventors: Kazuya KIMIJIMA, Seiji MORISHIGE, Shinobu NAKAYAMA, Ryo SASAKI, Mikato TAKEDA
  • Patent number: 10640859
    Abstract: An aspect of the present invention is a production method of a rolled sheet for cold-rolling, the method being characterized by including: a hot-rolling step for forming a rolled sheet by hot-rolling a pure titanium material while coiling; and an annealing step for annealing the hot-rolled sheet after the hot-rolling step, the coiling temperature in the hot-rolling step being 500° C. or less, and the annealing step being controlled so that the percentage area of recrystallized grains in the microstructure of the hot-rolled sheet after annealing is at least 90% and the mean grain size of the recrystallized grains is 5 ?m to 10 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuya Kimijima, Masanori Kobayashi, Tohru Shiogama, Keitaro Tamura, Yasuyuki Fujii
  • Publication number: 20180298479
    Abstract: An aspect of the present invention is a production method of a rolled sheet for cold-rolling, the method being characterized by including: a hot-rolling step for forming a rolled sheet by hot-rolling a pure titanium material while coiling; and an annealing step for annealing the hot-rolled sheet after the hot-rolling step, the coiling temperature in the hot-rolling step being 500° C. or less, and the annealing step being controlled so that the percentage area of recrystallized grains in the microstructure of the hot-rolled sheet after annealing is at least 90% and the mean grain size of the recrystallized grains is 5 ?m to 10 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
    Inventors: Kazuya KIMIJIMA, Masanori KOBAYASHI, Tohru SHIOGAMA, Keitaro TAMURA, Yasuyuki FUJII
  • Patent number: 8052808
    Abstract: Disclosed is a hot rolled steel sheet which contains C, Si, Mn, Al, Ti, N, and S. The C, Ti, N, and sulfur contents satisfy the following condition (1), and the Si and Mn contents satisfy the following condition (2): [C]?{[Ti]?(48/14)×[N]?(48/32)×[S]}/4?0.01??(1) 0.20?([Si]/[Mn])?0.85??(2) in which the symbol [X] represents the content (percent by mass) of the element X, and the steel sheet has a microstructure having an area percentage of bainitic ferrite of 90% or more, an area percentage of martensite of 5% or less, and an area percentage of bainite of 5% or less, based on the area of an observed field. This steel sheet excels in properties demanded in press working, such as shape freezing ability, hole-expandability, and bendability, even though it has a high tensile strength of 980 MPa or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
    Inventor: Kazuya Kimijima
  • Patent number: 7846275
    Abstract: Disclosed is a hot rolled steel sheet in which it includes a steel having a chemical composition of 0.03 to 0.10% (the percent hereinafter representing % by mass) of C, 0.2 to 2.0% of Si, 0.5 to 2.5% of Mn, 0.02 to 0.10% of Al, 0.2 to 1.5% of Cr, 0.1 to 0.5% of Mo, and the residue of iron and inevitable contaminants, and in this steel sheet, at least 80% by area in longitudinal cross section has a martensitic structure. As a consequence, a high strength hot rolled steel sheet having a tensile strength of the level as high as 980 MPa or higher simultaneously with an excellent forming workability, and in particular, excellent stretch flangeability is provided at a relatively low cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuya Kimijima, Tetsuo Soshiroda
  • Publication number: 20080223491
    Abstract: Disclosed is a hot rolled steel sheet which contains C, Si, Mn, Al, Ti, N, and S. The C, Ti, N, and sulfur contents satisfy the following condition (1), and the Si and Mn contents satisfy the following condition (2): [C]—{[Ti]-(48/14)x[N]-(48/32)x[S]}/4?0.01 ??(1) 0.20?([Si]/[Mn])?0.85 ??(2) in which the symbol [X] represents the content (percent by mass) of the element X, and the steel sheet has a microstructure having an area percentage of bainitic ferrite of 90% or more, an area percentage of martensite of 5% or less, and an area percentage of bainite of 5% or less, based on the area of an observed field. This steel sheet excels in properties demanded in press working, such as shape freezing ability, hole-expandability, and bendability, even though it has a high tensile strength of 980 MPa or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2008
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel Ltd.)
    Inventor: Kazuya KIMIJIMA
  • Publication number: 20070272333
    Abstract: Disclosed is a hot rolled steel sheet in which it includes a steel having a chemical composition of 0.03 to 0.10% (the percent hereinafter representing % by mass) of C, 0.2 to 2.0% of Si, 0.5 to 2.5% of Mn, 0.02 to 0.10% of Al, 0.2 to 1.5% of Cr, 0.1 to 0.5% of Mo, and the residue of iron and inevitable contaminants, and in this steel sheet, at least 80% by area in longitudinal cross section has a martensitic structure. As a consequence, a high strength hot rolled steel sheet having a tensile strength of the level as high as 980 MPa or higher simultaneously with an excellent forming workability, and in particular, excellent stretch flangeability is provided at a relatively low cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2007
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
    Inventors: Kazuya KIMIJIMA, Tetsuo Soshiroda