Patents by Inventor Yoji Namekawa

Yoji Namekawa 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: 5762728
    Abstract: To provide a wear resistance comparable with that of the conventional A390 series aluminum alloys, a reduced attacking to a sliding counterpart, and an improved machinability, a wear-resistant cast aluminum alloy comprises: a chemical composition consisting, in weight percentage of: 14.0-16.0 Si, 2.0-5.0 Cu, 0.1-1.0 Mg, 0.3-0.8 Mn, 0.1-0.3 Cr, 0.01-0.20 Ti, 0.003-0.02 P, 1. 5 or less Fe, and the balance of Al and unavoidable impurities in which the Ca content is limited to not more than 0.005; and a microstructure in which a primary Si crystal and Al-Si-Fe-MnCr-based intermetallic compounds are dispersed in the form of a crystallized particle having a diameter of from 5 to 30 gm. A process of producing a wear-resistant cast aluminum alloy includes casting a melt of the alloy composition at a cooling rate of from 50.degree. to 200.degree. C./sec.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1998
    Assignees: Nippon Light Metal Company Ltd., Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukio Kuramasu, Akio Hashimoto, Yoji Namekawa, Sanji Kitaoka, Koji Watanabe, Kenji Tsushima, Mamoru Sayashi
  • Patent number: 5582659
    Abstract: An aluminum alloy for forging comprising from 2.0 to 3.3% by weight of Si, from 0.2 to 0.6% by weight of Mg, from 0.01 to 0.1% by weight of Ti, from 0.0001 to 0.01% by weight of B, up to 0.15% by weight of Fe, one element or at least two elements selected from the group consisting of 0.001 to 0.01% by weight of Na, 0.001 to 0.05% by weight of Sr, 0.05 to 0.15% by weight of Sb and 0.0005 to 0.01% by weight of Ca, up to 0.001% by weight of P, the P/Ca weight ratio being up to 1.0, and the remainder Al, eutectic Si contained in the cast structure of said aluminum alloy having an average particle size of up to 20 .mu.m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 10, 1996
    Assignees: Nippon Light Metal Co., Ltd., Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akio Hashimoto, Sanji Kitaoka, Yoji Namekawa, Kiyoshi Takagi, Hideo Yoshioka, Ken Kanasashi