Patents by Inventor Fumio Murase

Fumio Murase 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: 6136109
    Abstract: A high-Cr martensite steel pipe having excellent pitting resistance and method for manufacturing the same, which involves forming a pipe of steel including C: about 0.03 wt % or less, Si: about 0.5 wt % or less, Mn: about 0.5-3.0 wt %, Cr: about 10.0-14.0 wt %, Ni: about 0.2-2.0 wt %, Cu: about 0.2-1.0 wt % and N: about 0.03 wt % or less with the balance being Fe and incidental impurities, and having a value X shown as defined in the following formula (1) of about 12.2 or more. The pipe is quenched after austenitizing it at a temperature substantially equal to an A.sub.C3 point or higher, and the pipe is annealed in a temperature range from about 550.degree. C. or higher to a temperature lower than an A.sub.C1 point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2000
    Assignee: Kawasaki Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Yukio Miyata, Mitsuo Kimura, Tomoya Koseki, Takaaki Toyooka, Fumio Murase
  • Patent number: 5985209
    Abstract: A martensitic steel for a line pipe having excellent corrosion resistance and weldability is disclosed. The martensitic steel contains about:0.02 wt % or less of C, 0.50 wt % or less of Si,0.2 to 3.0 wt % of Mn, 10 to 14 wt % of Cr,0.2 to 7.0 wt % of Ni, 0.2 to 5.0 wt % of Mo,0.1 wt % or less of Al, 0.07 wt % or less of N, andthe balance being Fe and incidental impurities; andthese elements satisfy substantially the following equations:(Cr %)+(Mo %)+0.1(N %)-3(C %).gtoreq.12.2,(Cr %)+3.5(Mo %)+10(N %)+0.2(Ni %)-20(C %).gtoreq.14.5, and150(C %)+100(N %)-(Ni %)-(Mn %).ltoreq.4.The martensitic steel may further contain at least one element selected from the group consisting ofabout 2.0 wt % or less of Cu, about 0.15 wt % or less of Ti, about 0.15 wt % or less of Zr, about 0.15 wt % or less of Ta andabout 0.006 wt % or less of Ca, andthese elements satisfy substantially the following equations:(Cr %)+(Mo %)+0.1(N %)+3(Cu %)-3(C %).gtoreq.12.2,(Cr %)+3.5(Mo %)+10(N %)+0.2(Ni %)-20(C %).gtoreq.14.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Assignee: Kawasaki Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuo Kimura, Yukio Miyata, Tomoya Koseki, Takaaki Toyooka, Fumio Murase
  • Patent number: 5858128
    Abstract: A high-Cr martensitic steel pipe having excellent pitting resistance and method for manufacturing the same, which involves forming a pipe of steel including C: about 0.03 wt % or less, Si: about 0.5 wt % or less, Mn: about 0.5-3.0 wt %, Cr: about 10.0-14.0 wt %, Ni: about 0.2-2.0 wt %, Cu: about 0.2-1.0 wt % and N: about 0.03 wt % or less with the balance being Fe and incidental impurities, and having a value X shown as defined in the following formula (1) of about 12.2 or more. The pipe is quenched after austenitizing it at a temperature substantially equal to an Ac.sub.3 point or higher, and the pipe is tempered in a temperature range from about 550.degree. C. or higher to a temperature lower than an Ac.sub.1 point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1999
    Assignee: Kawasaki Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Yukio Miyata, Mitsuo Kimura, Tomoya Koseki, Takaaki Toyooka, Fumio Murase