Patents by Inventor Mikihiro Sakata

Mikihiro Sakata 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: 9879335
    Abstract: This welded structure comprises a weld metal which contains C, Si, Mn, Cr, Mo, V, Nb, N and O in prescribed amounts respectively with the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities and which exhibits an A value of 200 or more and a Z value of 0.05 or more. The A value is calculated from the element contents of the weld metal according to the formula: A value=([V]/51+[Nb]/93)/{[V]×([Cr]/5+[Mo]/2)}×104. The Z value is calculated according to the formula: Z value=N×[insol. V] [wherein N (particles/?m) is the number density of carbide particles present in a prior austenite grain boundary per unit grain boundary in the stress-relief annealed weld metal, and [insol. V] is the concentration of compound-type V as determined by analyzing an extraction residue of the stress-relief annealed weld metal].
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidenori Nako, Ken Yamashita, Minoru Otsu, Mikihiro Sakata, Genichi Taniguchi
  • Patent number: 9505087
    Abstract: A weld metal according to the present invention has a specific chemical composition, contains carbide particles each having an equivalent circle diameter of greater than 0.5 ?m in a number of 0.25 or less per micrometer of grain boundary length, and has an A-value as specified by Formula (1) of 0.12 or more, Formula (1) expressed as follows: A-value=([V]/51+[Nb]/93)/([Cr]/52+[Mo]/96) ??(1) where [V], [Nb], [Cr], and [Mo] are contents (percent by mass) of V, Nb, Cr, and Mo, respectively, in the weld metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidenori Nako, Ken Yamashita, Minoru Otsu, Genichi Taniguchi, Mikihiro Sakata
  • Patent number: 9289859
    Abstract: This weld metal has excellent creep characteristics and has a given chemical composition. In the weld metal, the value A defined by equation (1) is 200 or greater, and carbide particles each having an equivalent-circle diameter of 0.40 ?m or more have an average equivalent-circle diameter less than 0.85 ?m. In the segments that connect the centers of three or more carbide particles which are present on a 6-?m straight line and which each has an equivalent-circle diameter of 0.40 ?m or more, the sum of the lengths of the portions where the segments intersect the carbide particles is 25% or more of the overall length of the segments. Value A=([V]/51+[Nb]/93)/{[V]×([Cr]/5+[Mo]/2)}×104??(1) In the equation, [V], [Nb], [Cr], and [Mo] respectively indicate the contents (mass %) of V, Nb, Cr, and Mo in the weld metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidenori Nako, Ken Yamashita, Minoru Otsu, Mikihiro Sakata, Genichi Taniguchi
  • Publication number: 20160002758
    Abstract: This welded structure comprises a weld metal which contains C, Si, Mn, Cr, Mo, V, Nb, N and O in prescribed amounts respectively with the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities and which exhibits an A value of 200 or more and a Z value of 0.05 or more. The A value is calculated from the element contents of the weld metal according to the formula: A value=([V]/51+[Nb]/93)/{[V]×([Cr]/5+[Mo]/2)}×104. The Z value is calculated according to the formula: Z value=N×[insol. V] [wherein N (particles/?m) is the number density of carbide particles present in a prior austenite grain boundary per unit grain boundary in the stress-relief annealed weld metal, and [insol. V] is the concentration of compound-type V as determined by analyzing an extraction residue of the stress-relief annealed weld metal].
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (KOBE STEEL, LTD.)
    Inventors: Hidenori NAKO, Ken YAMASHITA, Minoru OTSU, Mikihiro SAKATA, Genichi TANIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20140294491
    Abstract: A weld metal according to the present invention has a specific chemical composition, contains carbide particles each having an equivalent circle diameter of greater than 0.5 ?m in a number of 0.25 or less per micrometer of grain boundary length, and has an A-value as specified by Formula (1) of 0.12 or more, Formula (1) expressed as follows: A-value=([V]/51+[Nb]/93)/([Cr]/52+[Mo]/96) ??(1) where [V], [Nb], [Cr], and [Mo] are contents (percent by mass) of V, Nb, Cr, and Mo, respectively, in the weld metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
    Inventors: Hidenori Nako, Ken Yamashita, Minoru Otsu, Genichi Taniguchi, Mikihiro Sakata
  • Publication number: 20140212323
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a multilayer overlay welding section in which a first layer of an overlay welding section to be formed on the bearing contact surface of a high Cr steel turbine rotor includes C: 0.05 to 0.2%, Si: 0.1 to 1.0%, Mn: 0.3 to 1.5%, Cr: 4.0 to 7.7%, and Mo: 0.5 to 1.5% with a remainder including Fe and unavoidable impurities, a multilayer overlay welding section in which, in addition to the above layer, an upper layer welding section includes C: 0.05 to 0.2%, Si: 0.1 to 1.0%, Mn: 0.3 to 2.5%, Cr: 1.0 to 4.0%, and Mo: 0.5 to 1.5%, and a welding material therefor and a process for producing the multilayer overlay welding section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2012
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (KOBE STEEL, LTD.), THE JAPAN STEEL WORKS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuta Honma, Rinzo Kayano, Mikihiro Sakata, Ken Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20130315661
    Abstract: This weld metal has a predetermined chemical composition, controls the number of oxides in accordance with size, and has an A value stipulated by the belowmentioned formula of no greater than 5.0. A value=(100×[C]?6×[insol.Cr]?2×[insol.Mo]?24×[insol.V]?13×[insol.Nb])×([Mo]?[insol.Mo]), where [insol.Cr], [insol.Mo], [insol.Nb], and [insol.V] are contents (in mass percent) of Cr, Mo, Nb, and V, respectively, present as a compound after stress-relief heat treatment, and [C] and [Mo] are contents (in mass percent) of C and Mo, respectively, contained in the weld metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2012
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel,Ltd.)
    Inventors: Hidenori Nako, Ken Yamashita, Minoru Otsu, Genichi Taniguchi, Mikihiro Sakata
  • Publication number: 20130309003
    Abstract: This weld metal has excellent creep characteristics and has a given chemical composition. In the weld metal, the value A defined by equation (1) is 200 or greater, and carbide particles each having an equivalent-circle diameter of 0.40 ?m or more have an average equivalent-circle diameter less than 0.85 ?m. In the segments that connect the centers of three or more carbide particles which are present on a 6-?m straight line and which each has an equivalent-circle diameter of 0.40 ?m or more, the sum of the lengths of the portions where the segments intersect the carbide particles is 25% or more of the overall length of the segments. Value A=([V]/51+[Nb]/93)/{[V]×([Cr]/5+[Mo]/2)}×104??(1) In the equation, [V], [Nb], [Cr], and [Mo] respectively indicate the contents (mass %) of V, Nb, Cr, and Mo in the weld metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2012
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
    Inventors: Hidenori Nako, Ken Yamashita, Minoru Otsu, Mikihiro Sakata, Genichi Taniguchi