Patents by Inventor Akihiro SENGOKU

Akihiro SENGOKU 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).

  • Publication number: 20180112084
    Abstract: Provided are a surface-treated metal sheet excellent in the adhesiveness to a coating treatment film and weldability and a coated member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuaki KAWAMURA, Koji AKIOKA, Akihiro SENGOKU, Yoichiro MORI
  • Patent number: 9932652
    Abstract: Hot-stamped steel includes: a base metal that is steel including a tempered portion having hardness corresponding to 85% or less of the highest quenching hardness, the highest quenching hardness being defined as a Vickers hardness at a depth position spaced away from a surface by ¼ times a sheet thickness in a case of performing water quenching after heating at a temperature equal to or higher than an Ac3 point and retention for 30 minutes; and a Zn coating layer that is formed on the tempered portion of the base metal. The Zn coating layer includes a solid-solution layer including a solid-solution phase that contains Fe and Zn that is solid-soluted in Fe, and a lamella layer that includes the solid-solution phase and a capital gamma phase. An area ratio of the lamella layer in the Zn coating layer is 20% or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiro Sengoku, Hiroshi Takebayashi
  • Publication number: 20180079174
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a hot-dip zinc-based plated steel sheet excellent in coating film adhesiveness after hot pressing more conveniently. [Solution] A hot-dip zinc-based plated steel sheet according to the present invention includes: a hot-dip zinc-based plated steel sheet that is a base metal; and a surface treatment layer formed on at least one surface of the hot-dip zinc-based plated steel sheet, in which the surface treatment layer contains one or more oxides selected from zirconia, lanthanum oxide, cerium oxide, and neodymium oxide each having a particle size of more than or equal to 5 nm and less than or equal to 500 nm, in a range of more than or equal to 0.2 g/m2 and less than or equal to 2 g/m2 per one surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuaki KAWAMURA, Koji AKIOKA, Akihiro SENGOKU
  • Publication number: 20180050367
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a hot-dip zinc-based plated steel sheet which suppresses excessive production of zinc oxides on an outer layer after hot pressing more conveniently and is excellent in corrosion resistance at an uncoated portion. [Solution] A hot-dip zinc-based plated steel sheet according to the present invention includes: a base steel sheet that is a metal substrate; a hot-dip zinc-based plating layer provided on the base steel sheet; and a surface treatment layer formed on at least one surface of the hot-dip zinc-based plating layer, in which the surface treatment layer contains more than or equal to 0.1 g/m2 and less than or equal to 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji AKIOKA, Yasuaki KAWAMURA, Akihiro SENGOKU
  • Publication number: 20180044809
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a zinc-based plated steel sheet excellent in coating film adhesiveness after hot pressing more conveniently. [Solution] A zinc-based plated steel sheet according to the present invention comprises: a zinc-based plated steel sheet that is a base metal; and a surface treatment layer formed on at least one surface of the zinc-based plated steel sheet, in which the surface treatment layer contains one or more oxides selected from titanium oxide, nickel oxide, and tin(IV) oxide each having a particle size of more than or equal to 2 nm and less than or equal to 500 nm, in a range of more than or equal to 0.2 g/m2 and less than or equal to 2 g/m2 per one surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuaki KAWAMURA, Koji AKIOKA, Akihiro SENGOKU
  • Publication number: 20180030582
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a zinc-based plated steel sheet excellent in coating adhesiveness after hot pressing more conveniently. [Solution] A zinc-based plated steel sheet according to the present invention includes: a zinc-based plated steel sheet that is a base metal; and a surface treatment layer formed on at least one surface of the zinc-based plated steel sheet and containing one or more magnesium compounds. The amount of the one or more magnesium compounds contained is not less than 0.2 g/m2 and not more than 5.0 g/m2 per one surface on a magnesium oxide basis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiro SENGOKU, Koji AKIOKA, Yasuaki KAWAMURA
  • Publication number: 20170145532
    Abstract: Hot-stamped steel includes: a base metal that is steel including a tempered portion having hardness corresponding to 85% or less of the highest quenching hardness, the highest quenching hardness being defined as a Vickers hardness at a depth position spaced away from a surface by ¼ times a sheet thickness in a case of performing water quenching after heating at a temperature equal to or higher than an Ac3 point and retention for 30 minutes; and a Zn coating layer that is formed on the tempered portion of the base metal. The Zn coating layer includes a solid-solution layer including a solid-solution phase that contains Fe and Zn that is solid-soluted in Fe, and a lamella layer that includes the solid-solution phase and a capital gamma phase. An area ratio of the lamella layer in the Zn coating layer is 20% or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiro SENGOKU, Hiroshi TAKEBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20170145533
    Abstract: Hot-stamped steel includes: a base metal that is steel including a tempered portion having hardness corresponding to 85% or less of the highest quenching hardness, the highest quenching hardness being defined as a Vickers hardness at a depth position spaced away from a surface layer by ¼ times a sheet thickness in a case of performing water quenching after heating at a temperature equal to or higher than an Ac3 point and retention for 30 minutes; and a Zn coating layer that is formed on the tempered portion of the base metal. The Zn coating layer includes a solid-solution layer including a solid-solution phase that contains Fe and Zn that is solid-soluted in Fe, and a lamella layer that includes the solid-solution phase and a capital gamma phase. In the Zn coating layer, an area ratio of the lamella layer is 30 to 100% and an area ratio of the solid-solution layer is 0 to 70%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiro SENGOKU, Hiroshi TAKEBAYASHI