Patents by Inventor Akihiro Uehira

Akihiro Uehira 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: 9695486
    Abstract: There is provided a Cr-containing austenitic alloy having a chromium oxide film with a thickness of 5 nm or larger on the surface, wherein the content of Mn in a base metal is, by mass percent, less than 0.1%. The chemical composition of the base metal desirably consists of, by mass percent, C: 0.15% or less, Si: 1.00% or less, Mn: less than 0.1%, P: 0.030% or less, S: 0.030% or less, Cr: 10.0 to 40.0%, Ni: 8.0 to 80.0%, Ti: 0.5% or less, Cu: 0.6% or less, Al: 0.5% or less, and N: 0.20% or less, the balance being Fe and impurities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Masaki, Manabu Kanzaki, Yasuyoshi Hidaka, Akihiro Uehira, Osamu Miyahara
  • Patent number: 9493860
    Abstract: There is provided a chromium-containing austenitic alloy wherein at least one surface of the surfaces of the alloy has a continuous chromium oxide film with a thickness of 5 nm or more and less than 50 nm. A maximum current density determined by a critical passivation current density method is 0.1 ?A/cm2 or less when the chromium oxide film is continuous. A chemical composition of a base metal preferably consists of, by mass percent, C: 0.15% or less, Si: 1.00% or less, Mn: 2.0% or less, P: 0.030% or less, S: 0.030% or less, Cr: 10.0 to 40.0%, Ni: 8.0 to 80.0%, Ti: 0.5% or less, Cu: 0.6% or less, Al: 0.5% or less, and N: 0.20% or less, the balance being Fe and impurities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Manabu Kanzaki, Yasuyoshi Hidaka, Yasuhiro Masaki, Akihiro Uehira, Osamu Miyahara
  • Patent number: 9255319
    Abstract: There is provided a Cr-containing austenitic alloy tube, wherein a chromium oxide film with a thickness of 0.05 to 1.5 ?m having the relationship defined by Formula (i) is formed on the inner surface of the tube, wherein the average concentration of C in the depth range of 5 to 10 ?m from the inner surface is lower than the concentration of C in a base metal; 0.4??1/?2?2.5??(i) wherein ?1 and ?2 are thicknesses (?m) of the chromium oxide film at both ends of tube, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Masaki, Masahito Tasaka, Manabu Kanzaki, Akihiro Uehira, Shoji Kinomura
  • Publication number: 20150322560
    Abstract: There is provided a Cr-containing austenitic alloy having a chromium oxide film with a thickness of 5 nm or larger on the surface, wherein the content of Mn in a base metal is, by mass percent, less than 0.1%. The chemical composition of the base metal desirably consists of, by mass percent, C: 0.15% or less, Si: 1.00% or less, Mn: less than 0.1%, P: 0.030% or less, S: 0.030% or less, Cr: 10.0 to 40.0%, Ni: 8.0 to 80.0%, Ti: 0.5% or less, Cu: 0.6% or less, Al: 0.5% or less, and N: 0.20% or less, the balance being Fe and impurities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Yasuhiro MASAKI, Manabu KANZAKI, Yasuyoshi HIDAKA, Akihiro UEHIRA, Osamu MIYAHARA
  • Publication number: 20150064454
    Abstract: There is provided a chromium-containing austenitic alloy wherein at least one surface of the surfaces of the alloy has a continuous chromium oxide film with a thickness of 5 nm or more and less than 50 nm. A maximum current density determined by a critical passivation current density method is 0.1 ?A/cm2 or less when the chromium oxide film is continuous. A chemical composition of a base metal preferably consists of, by mass percent, C: 0.15% or less, Si: 1.00% or less, Mn: 2.0% or less, P: 0.030% or less, S: 0.030% or less, Cr: 10.0 to 40.0%, Ni: 8.0 to 80.0%, Ti: 0.5% or less, Cu: 0.6% or less, Al: 0.5% or less, and N: 0.20% or less, the balance being Fe and impurities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation
    Inventors: Manabu Kanzaki, Yasuyoshi Hidaka, Yasuhiro Masaki, Akihiro Uehira, Osamu Miyahara
  • Publication number: 20130206272
    Abstract: There is provided a Cr-containing austenitic alloy tube, wherein a chromium oxide film with a thickness of 0.05 to 1.5 ?m having the relationship defined by Formula (i) is formed on the inner surface of the tube, wherein the average concentration of C in the depth range of 5 to 10 ?m from the inner surface is lower than the concentration of C in a base metal; 0.4??1/?2?2.5??(i) wherein ?1 and ?2 are thicknesses (?m) of the chromium oxide film at both ends of tube, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2011
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Masaki, Masahito Tasaka, Manabu Kanzaki, Akihiro Uehira, Shoji Kinomura