Patents by Inventor Akihiko Furuta

Akihiko Furuta 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: 10662516
    Abstract: Provided is a hot-dip Al—Zn—Mg—Si coated steel sheet having good corrosion resistance in flat parts and edge parts, and also having excellent worked part corrosion resistance. The hot-dip Al—Zn—Mg—Si coated steel sheet includes a base steel sheet and a hot-dip coating on a surface of the base steel sheet. The hot-dip coating includes an interfacial alloy layer present at an interface with the base steel sheet and a main layer present on the interfacial alloy layer, and contains from 25 mass % to 80 mass % of Al, from greater than 0.6 mass % to 15 mass % of Si, and from greater than 0.1 mass % to 25 mass % of Mg. The Mg content and Si content in the hot-dip coating satisfy formula (1): MMg/(MSi?0.6)>1.7??(1) where MMg represents the Mg content (mass %) and MSi represents the Si content (mass %).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshihiko Ooi, Yohei Sato, Yoichi Tobiyama, Toshiyuki Okuma, Akihiko Furuta, Masahiro Yoshida, Yoshitsugu Suzuki, Satoru Ando, Akira Matsuzaki
  • Publication number: 20180051366
    Abstract: Provided is a hot-dip Al—Zn—Mg—Si coated steel sheet having good corrosion resistance in flat parts and edge parts, and also having excellent worked part corrosion resistance. The hot-dip Al—Zn—Mg—Si coated steel sheet includes a base steel sheet and a hot-dip coating on a surface of the base steel sheet. The hot-dip coating includes an interfacial alloy layer present at an interface with the base steel sheet and a main layer present on the interfacial alloy layer, and contains from 25 mass % to 80 mass % of Al, from greater than 0.6 mass % to 15 mass % of Si, and from greater than 0.1 mass % to 25 mass % of Mg. The Mg content and Si content in the hot-dip coating satisfy formula (1): MMg/(MSi?0.6)>1.7 ??(1) where MMg represents the Mg content (mass %) and MSi represents the Si content (mass %).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Applicant: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshihiko OOI, Yohei SATO, Yoichi TOBIYAMA, Toshiyuki OKUMA, Akihiko FURUTA, Masahiro YOSHIDA, Yoshitsugu SUZUKI, Satoru ANDO, Akira MATSUZAKI
  • Publication number: 20150337428
    Abstract: A hot-dip Al—Zn alloy coated steel sheet having good corrosion resistance in flat parts as well as good workability and thereby has excellent corrosion resistance in worked parts. The upper layer of the hot-dip coating has a composition containing Al in an amount of 20 mass % to 95 mass %, Si in an amount of 10% or less of the Al content, at least one of Ca and Mg, the total content of Ca and Mg being 0.01 mass % to 10 mass %, and the balance including Zn and incidental impurities, and the mean Vickers hardness of the hot-dip coating is 50 Hv to 100 Hv.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Applicant: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshihiko OOI, Toshiyuki OKUMA, Akihiko FURUTA, Masahiro YOSHIDA, Akira MATSUZAKI, Satoru ANDO
  • Patent number: 8962153
    Abstract: A hot-dip Zn—Al alloy coated steel sheet exhibiting a beautiful coating appearance with metallic luster, in which no spangle or very fine spangles are formed, and having excellent blackening resistance and a method for manufacturing the hot-dip Zn—Al alloy coated steel sheet are provided. The hot-dip Zn—Al alloy coated steel sheet includes a hot-dip Zn—Al alloy coating layer containing 1.0 to 10 percent by mass of Al, 0.2 to 1.0 percent by mass of Mg, 0.005 to 0.1 percent by mass of Ni, and the balance being Zn and incidental impurities on at least one surface of a steel sheet. The manufacturing method includes the steps of dipping the steel sheet into a hot-dip Zn—Al alloy coating bath and pulling up and cooling the steel sheet, wherein the steel sheet pulled up from the coating bath is cooled to 250° C. at a cooling rate of 1° C. to 15° C./sec.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignees: JFE Galvanizing & Coating Co., Ltd., JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Hideo Koumura, Akihiko Furuta, Yoshito Furuya, Hideo Ogishi, Susumu Sato, Rie Umebayashi, Satoru Ando, Shigeru Takano
  • Publication number: 20100086806
    Abstract: A hot-dip Zn—Al alloy coated steel sheet exhibiting a beautiful coating appearance with metallic luster, in which no spangle or very fine spangles are formed, and having excellent blackening resistance and a method for manufacturing the hot-dip Zn—Al alloy coated steel sheet are provided. The hot-dip Zn—Al alloy coated steel sheet includes a hot-dip Zn—Al alloy coating layer containing 1.0 to 10 percent by mass of Al, 0.2 to 1.0 percent by mass of Mg, 0.005 to 0.1 percent by mass of Ni, and the balance being Zn and incidental impurities on at least one surface of a steel sheet. The manufacturing method includes the steps of dipping the steel sheet into a hot-dip Zn—Al alloy coating bath and pulling up and cooling the steel sheet, wherein the steel sheet pulled up from the coating bath is cooled to 250° C. at a cooling rate of 1° C. to 15° C./sec.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2007
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicants: JFE Galvanizing & Coating Co., Ltd., JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Hideo Koumura, Akihiko Furuta, Yoshito Furuya, Hideo Ogishi, Susumu Sato, Rie Umebayashi, Satoru Ando, Shigeru Takano
  • Patent number: 7063889
    Abstract: [Problem] The object is to provide a resin film for metal sheet laminate which endures severe forming owing to excellent formability and impact resistance, and also to excellent adhesion after forming and heating, further gives stable performance independent of forming conditions, and also provides a laminated metal sheet, and a method for manufacturing the same. [Means for Resolution] The resin film for metal sheet laminate has a mixed resin in which a granular resin mainly existing in a state of grains having 0.1 to 5 ?m in diameter is dispersed in a polyester resin having a main basic skeleton of polyethylene terephthalate and/or isophthalic acid copolymerized polyethylene terephthalate, in a range from 3 to 30% by weight in entire resin. The granular resin is a modified polyolefin resin containing a functional group derived from carboxylic acid in a range from 2 to 20% by weight as carboxylic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhide Yoshida, Hiroki Iwasa, Hiroshi Kubo, Takeshi Suzuki, Akihiko Furuta, Keiji Sugawara, Masaaki Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20060083908
    Abstract: A resin film of a two-layer-construction comprising: (a) a resin layer R1 including a non-stretched resin film which contains a thermoplastic polyester resin containing 3 to 30 percent by weight in a weight fraction in the entire resin of a granular resin with a grain diameter of 0.1 to 5 ?m, the granular resin being a modified polyolefin resin containing 2 to 20 percent by weight of a functional group derived from carboxylic acid in terms of carboxylic acid, and (b) a polyester resin layer R0 containing at least one of polyethylene terephthalate and isophthalic acid copolymerized polyethylene terephthalate, as a basic skeleton, wherein the resin layer R1 and the resin layer R2 are laminated to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2005
    Publication date: April 20, 2006
    Applicant: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhide Yoshida, Hiroki Iwasa, Hiroshi Kubo, Takeshi Suzuki, Akihiko Furuta, Keiji Sugawara, Masaaki Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20050191483
    Abstract: [Problem] The object is to provide a resin film for metal sheet laminate which endures severe forming owing to excellent formability and impact resistance, and also to excellent adhesion after forming and heating, further gives stable performance independent of forming conditions, and also provides a laminated metal sheet, and a method for manufacturing the same. [Means for Resolution] The resin film for metal sheet laminate has a mixed resin in which a granular resin mainly existing in a state of grains having 0.1 to 5 ?m in diameter is dispersed in a polyester resin having a main basic skeleton of polyethylene terephthalate and/or isophthalic acid copolymerized polyethylene terephthalate, in a range from 3 to 30% by weight in entire resin. The granular resin is a modified polyolefin resin containing a functional group derived from carboxylic acid in a range from 2 to 20% by weight as carboxylic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2003
    Publication date: September 1, 2005
    Applicant: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhide Yoshida, Hiroki Iwasa, Hiroshi Kubo, Takeshi Suzuki, Akihiko Furuta, Keiji Sugawara, Masaaki Yamashita
  • Patent number: 6562474
    Abstract: A coated steel sheet having excellent corrosion resistance comprises: a zinc or a zinc alloy plated steel sheet or an aluminum or an aluminum alloy plated steel sheet; a composite oxide coating formed on the surface of the plated steel sheet; and an organic coating formed on the composite oxide coating. The composite oxide coating contains a fine particle oxide and a phosphoric acid and/or a phosphoric acid compound. The organic coating has thickness of from 0.1 to 5 &mgr;m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: NKK Corporation
    Inventors: Naoto Yoshimi, Satoru Ando, Masaru Sagiyama, Akihiko Furuta, Masaaki Yamashita, Akira Matsuzaki, Takafumi Yamaji, Tatsuya Miyoshi, Takahiro Kubota, Yasuhiko Haruta, Hiroyasu Matsuki, Kenichi Tomita
  • Patent number: 5456816
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a nickel alloy electroplated cold-rolled steel sheet excellent in press-formability and phosphating-treatability, which comprises the steps of: (a) cold-rolling a hot-rolled steel sheet at a reduction ratio of from 60 to 85% to prepare a cold-rolled steel sheet consisting essentially of: up to 0.06 wt. % carbon, up to 0.5 wt. % silicon, up to 2.5 wt. % manganese, up to 0.1 wt. % phosphorus, up to 0.025 wt. % sulfur, up to 0.10 wt. % soluble aluminum, up to 0.05 wt. % nitrogen, and the balance being iron and incidental impurities; then, (b) subjecting the cold-rolled steel sheet to a continuous annealing treatment which comprises heating the cold-rolled steel sheet to a recrystallization temperature and then slowly cooling same; then, (c) forming, on at least one surface of the annealed cold-rolled steel sheet, a nickel alloy electroplating layer having a plating weight of from 5 to 60 mg/m.sup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 10, 1995
    Assignee: NKK Corporation
    Inventors: Toyofumi Watanabe, Akihiko Furuta, Tadashi Ono, Yoshinori Yomura, Shuichi Iwado
  • Patent number: 5336567
    Abstract: A nickel alloy electroplated cold-rolled steel sheet excellent in press-formability and phosphating-treatability, which comprises: (a) a cold-rolled steel sheet consisting essentially of: carbon (C): up to 0.06 wt. %, silicon (Si): up to 0.5 wt. %, manganese (Mn): up to 2.5 wt. %, phosphorus (P): up to 0.1 wt. %, sulfur (S): up to 0.025 wt. %, soluble aluminum (Sol.Al): up to 0.10 wt. %, nitrogen (N): up to 0.005 wt. %, and the balance being iron (Fe) and incidental impurities; (b) a nickel alloy electroplating layer, formed on at least one surface of the cold-rolled steel sheet, the nickel alloy electroplating layer consisting of nickel alloy particles precipitated at a distribution density of at least 1.times.10.sup.12 /m.sup.2, the nickel alloy particles containing at least one of phosphorus (P), boron (B) and sulfur (S) in an amount of 1 to 15 wt. %, the plating weight of the nickel alloy electroplating layer being 5 to 60 mg/m.sup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 9, 1994
    Assignee: NKK Corporation
    Inventors: Toyofumi Watanabe, Akihiko Furuta, Tadashi Ono, Yoshinori Yomura, Shuichi Iwado
  • Patent number: 4877497
    Abstract: An acidic aqueous electro-galvanizing solution consisting essentially of:Zinc chloride: from 100 to 400 g/l, at least one substance selected from the group consisting of ammonium chloride and potassium chloride: from 100 to 400 g/l, andat least one substance selected from the group consisting of saturated carboxylic acid,sodium salt thereof and potassium salt thereof: from 1 to 70 g/l.The above-mentioned electro-galvanizing solution permits manufacture of an electro-galvanized steel sheet having a satisfactory quality by largely inhibiting production of an anode sludge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 31, 1989
    Assignee: NKK Corporation
    Inventors: Tsutomu Watanabe, Akihiko Furuta