Patents by Inventor Fumiyoshi Kobayashi

Fumiyoshi Kobayashi 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: 11923270
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a semiconductor chip having a first electrode on a first surface, a metal plate, and a first conductive bonding sheet that is disposed between the first surface of the semiconductor chip and the metal plate and bonds the first electrode to the metal plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsuya Kobayashi, Fumiyoshi Kawashiro, Hisashi Tomita
  • Publication number: 20240066605
    Abstract: A cutting tool including a substrate and a coating film disposed on the substrate, wherein the cutting tool includes: a rake face, a flank face contiguous to the rake face; and a cutting edge region composed of a boundary part between the rake face and the flank face, wherein the coating film includes a TiSiCN layer, the TiSiCN layer has: a first TiSiCN layer positioned in the rake face; and a second TiSiCN layer positioned in the cutting edge region, the first TiSiCN layer has a composition of Ti(1-Xr)SiXrCN, the second TiSiCN layer has a composition of Ti(1-Xe)SiXeCN, and the Xr and the Xe each represent 0.010 or more and 0.100 or less, and satisfy a relationship of Xr?Xe?0.003.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Fumiyoshi KOBAYASHI, Anongsack PASEUTH, Haruko HARADA
  • Patent number: 11813677
    Abstract: A cutting tool including a substrate and a coating film disposed on the substrate, wherein the cutting tool includes: a rake face; a flank face contiguous to the rake face; and a cutting edge region composed of a boundary part between the rake face and the flank face, wherein the coating film includes a TiSiCN layer, the TiSiCN layer has: a first TiSiCN layer positioned in the rake face; and a second TiSiCN layer positioned in the cutting edge region, the first TiSiCN layer has a composition of Ti(1-Xr)SiXrCN, the second TiSiCN layer has a composition of Ti(1-Xe)SiXeCN, and the Xr and the Xe each represent 0.010 or more and 0.100 or less, and satisfy a relationship of Xe-Xr?0.003.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Fumiyoshi Kobayashi, Anongsack Paseuth, Haruko Harada
  • Patent number: 11534837
    Abstract: A cutting tool includes a substrate and a coated film arranged on the substrate. The coated film includes a first layer. The first layer includes a plurality of crystal grains. The crystal grains are composed of AlxTi1-xCyN1-y, wherein x is more than 0.65 and less than 0.95, and y is not less than 0 and less than 0.1. In a first region, the crystal grains have an average aspect ratio of not more than 3.0. In a second region, the crystal grains have an average aspect ratio of more than 3.0 and not more than 10.0. The crystal grains include crystal grains having a cubic crystal structure. The first layer has a ratio of an area occupied by the crystal grains having a cubic crystal structure of not less than 90%. The first layer has a thickness of not less than 2 ?m and not more than 20 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignees: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Fumiyoshi Kobayashi, Anongsack Paseuth, Yasuki Kido, Kosuke Tominaga
  • Publication number: 20220395909
    Abstract: A cutting tool includes a substrate and a coated film arranged on the substrate. The coated film includes a first layer. The first layer includes a plurality of crystal grains. The crystal grains are composed of AlxTi1?xCyN1?y, wherein x is more than 0.65 and less than 0.95, and y is not less than 0 and less than 0.1. In a first region, the crystal grains have an average aspect ratio of not more than 3.0. In a second region, the crystal grains have an average aspect ratio of more than 3.0 and not more than 10.0. The crystal grains include crystal grains having a cubic crystal structure. The first layer has a ratio of an area occupied by the crystal grains having a cubic crystal structure of not less than 90%. The first layer has a thickness of not less than 2 m and not more than 20 m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicants: Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal Corp., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Fumiyoshi KOBAYASHI, Anongsack PASEUTH, Yasuki KIDO, Kosuke TOMINAGA
  • Publication number: 20220379385
    Abstract: A cutting tool includes: a substrate; a hard layer provided on the substrate; and a titanium carbonitride layer provided on the hard layer, wherein a thickness of the titanium carbonitride layer is more than or equal to 2 ?m, a hardness of the titanium carbonitride layer at a room temperature is more than or equal to 35 GPa, and a Young's modulus of the titanium carbonitride layer at the room temperature is less than or equal to 650 GPa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal Corp.
    Inventors: Yasuki KIDO, Susumu OKUNO, Fumiyoshi KOBAYASHI, Masahito HIKIJI
  • Publication number: 20220331880
    Abstract: Provided is a cutting tool including a base material and a coating layer provided on the base material, the coating layer including a titanium carbonitride layer provided on the base material, an intermediate layer provided on the titanium carbonitride layer in contact therewith, and an alumina layer provided on the intermediate layer in contact therewith, the intermediate layer being composed of a compound made of titanium, carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen, the intermediate layer having a thickness of more than 1 ?m, when PC1 atomic % represents an atomic ratio of the carbon in an interface between the intermediate layer and the alumina layer, and PC2 atomic % represents an atomic ratio of the carbon at a point A away from the interface by 1 ?m on a side of the intermediate layer, a ratio PC1/PC2 of the PC1 to the PC2 being more than or equal to 1.03.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal Corp.
    Inventors: Susumu OKUNO, Yasuki KIDO, Fumiyoshi KOBAYASHI, Anongsack PASEUTH
  • Publication number: 20220305565
    Abstract: Provided is a cutting tool including a base material and a coating layer provided on the base material, the coating layer including a titanium carbonitride layer provided on the base material, an intermediate layer provided on the titanium carbonitride layer in contact therewith, and an alumina layer provided on the intermediate layer in contact therewith, the intermediate layer being composed of a compound made of titanium, carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen, the intermediate layer having a thickness of more than 1 ?m, when PO1 atomic % represents an atomic ratio of the oxygen in an interface between the intermediate layer and the alumina layer, and PO2 atomic % represents an atomic ratio of the oxygen at a point A away from the interface by 1 ?m on a side of the intermediate layer, a ratio PO1/PO2 of the PO1 to the PO2 being more than or equal to 1.03.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal Corp.
    Inventors: Susumu OKUNO, Yasuki KIDO, Fumiyoshi KOBAYASHI, Anongsack PASEUTH
  • Patent number: 11390942
    Abstract: A cutting tool comprises a substrate and an AlTiN layer, the AlTiN layer including cubic AlxTi(1-x)N crystal grains, an atomic ratio x of Al in the AlxTi(1-x)N being 0.7 or more and 0.95 or less, the AlTiN layer including a first major surface on a side of a surface of the cutting tool and a second major surface on a side of the substrate, the AlTiN layer including a first region having a distance of 0 nm or more and 100 nm or less from the first major surface, and a second region having a distance of more than 100 nm and 150 nm or less from the first major surface, the first region having a maximum oxygen content ratio of 5 atomic % or more and 30 atomic % or less, the second region having a maximum oxygen content ratio of less than 5 atomic %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Yasuki Kido, Susumu Okuno, Fumiyoshi Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20220193787
    Abstract: A cutting tool including a rake face and a flank face includes: a substrate; and a coating film disposed on the substrate, wherein the coating film includes an Al2O3 layer, residual stress of the Al2O3 layer has a minimum value Rmin at at least a portion of a region d1 of the rake face, the minimum value Rmin is more than ?0.27 GPa and less than or equal to ?0.1 GPa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal Corp.
    Inventors: Fumiyoshi KOBAYASHI, Susumu OKUNO, Anongsack PASEUTH, Shinya IMAMURA
  • Publication number: 20220168819
    Abstract: A cutting tool including a rake face and a flank face includes: a substrate; and a coating film disposed on the substrate, wherein the coating film includes an Al2O3 layer, residual stress of the Al2O3 layer has a minimum value Rmin at at least a portion of a region f1 in the flank face, the minimum value Rmin is more than or equal to ?0.25 GPa and less than or equal to ?0.1 GPa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal Corp.
    Inventors: Fumiyoshi KOBAYASHI, Susumu OKUNO, Anongsack PASEUTH, Shinya IMAMURA
  • Patent number: 11292065
    Abstract: A cutting tool comprises a substrate and an AlTiN layer, the AlTiN layer including a first major surface and a second major surface, the AlTiN layer including a first region having a distance of 0 nm or more and 30 nm or less from the first major surface and having a maximum oxygen content ratio of more than 0 atomic % and less than 5 atomic %, a second region having a distance of more than 30 nm and 100 nm or less from the first major surface and having a maximum oxygen content ratio of 5 atomic % or more and 30 atomic % or less, and a third region having a distance of more than 100 nm and 150 nm or less from the first major surface and having a maximum oxygen content ratio of more than 0 atomic % and less than 5 atomic %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Yasuki Kido, Susumu Okuno, Fumiyoshi Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 11293095
    Abstract: A cutting tool comprises a substrate and an AlTiN layer, the AlTiN layer including a first major surface and a second major surface, the AlTiN layer including a first region having a distance of 0 nm or more and 30 nm or less from the first major surface and having a maximum oxygen content ratio of 30 atomic % or more, a second region having a distance of more than 30 nm and 100 nm or less from the first major surface and having a maximum oxygen content ratio of 5 atomic % or more and less than 30 atomic %, and a third region having a distance exceeding 100 nm from the first major surface and having a maximum oxygen content ratio of less than 5 atomic %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Yasuki Kido, Susumu Okuno, Fumiyoshi Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 11273498
    Abstract: A cutting tool includes: a substrate; a hard layer provided on the substrate; and a titanium carbonitride layer provided on the hard layer, wherein a thickness of the titanium carbonitride layer is more than or equal to 2 ?m, a hardness of the titanium carbonitride layer at a room temperature is more than or equal to 35 GPa, and a Young's modulus of the titanium carbonitride layer at the room temperature is more than or equal to 800 GPa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Yasuki Kido, Susumu Okuno, Fumiyoshi Kobayashi, Masahito Hikiji
  • Publication number: 20220040767
    Abstract: A cutting tool comprises a substrate and a coating that coats the substrate, the coating including an ?-alumina layer provided on the substrate, the ?-alumina layer including crystal grains of ?-alumina, the ?-alumina layer including a lower portion and an upper portion, the upper portion being occupied in area at a ratio of 50% or more by crystal grains of ?-alumina having a (006) plane with a normal thereto having a direction within ±15° with respect to a direction of the normal to the second interface, the lower portion being occupied in area at a ratio of 50% or more by crystal grains of ?-alumina having a (006) plane with a normal thereto having a direction within ±15° with respect to the direction of the normal to the second interface, the ?-alumina layer having a thickness of 3 ?m or more and 20 ?m or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Susumu OKUNO, Shinya IMAMURA, Yuki RIKISO, Yasuki KIDO, Fumiyoshi KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20220032380
    Abstract: A cutting tool comprises a substrate and a coating that coats the substrate, the coating including an ?-alumina layer provided on the substrate, the ?-alumina layer including crystal grains of ?-alumina, the ?-alumina layer including a lower portion and an upper portion, the upper portion being occupied in area at a ratio of 50% or more by crystal grains of ?-alumina having a (006) plane with a normal thereto having a direction within ±15° with respect to a direction of the normal to the second interface, the lower portion being occupied in area at a ratio of 50% or more by crystal grains of ?-alumina having a (110) plane with a normal thereto having a direction within ±15° with respect to the direction of the normal to the second interface, the ?-alumina layer having a thickness of 3 ?m or more and 20 ?m or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Susumu OKUNO, Shinya IMAMURA, Yuki RIKISO, Yasuki KIDO, Fumiyoshi KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 11207736
    Abstract: Provided is a cutting tool including a base material and a coating layer provided on the base material, the coating layer including a titanium carbonitride layer provided on the base material, an intermediate layer provided on the titanium carbonitride layer in contact therewith, and an alumina layer provided on the intermediate layer in contact therewith, the intermediate layer being composed of a compound made of titanium, carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen, the intermediate layer having a thickness of more than 1 ?m, when PN1 atomic % represents an atomic ratio of the nitrogen in an interface between the intermediate layer and the alumina layer, and PN2 atomic % represents an atomic ratio of the nitrogen at a point A away from the interface by 1 ?m on a side of the intermediate layer, a ratio PN1/PN2 of the PN1 to the PN2 being more than or equal to 1.03.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Susumu Okuno, Yasuki Kido, Fumiyoshi Kobayashi, Anongsack Paseuth
  • Publication number: 20210379671
    Abstract: A cutting tool includes: a substrate; a hard layer provided on the substrate; and a titanium carbonitride layer provided on the hard layer, wherein a thickness of the titanium carbonitride layer is more than or equal to 2 ?m, a hardness of the titanium carbonitride layer at a room temperature is more than or equal to 35 GPa, and a Young's modulus of the titanium carbonitride layer at the room temperature is more than or equal to 800 GPa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Yasuki KIDO, Susumu OKUNO, Fumiyoshi KOBAYASHI, Masahito HIKIJI
  • Publication number: 20210370410
    Abstract: A cutting tool comprises a substrate and an AlTiN layer, the AlTiN layer including a first major surface and a second major surface, the AlTiN layer including a first region having a distance of 0 nm or more and 30 nm or less from the first major surface and having a maximum oxygen content ratio of more than 0 atomic % and less than 5 atomic %, a second region having a distance of more than 30 nm and 100 nm or less from the first major surface and having a maximum oxygen content ratio of 5 atomic % or more and 30 atomic % or less, and a third region having a distance of more than 100 nm and 150 nm or less from the first major surface and having a maximum oxygen content ratio of more than 0 atomic % and less than 5 atomic %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Yasuki KIDO, Susumu OKUNO, Fumiyoshi KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20210371974
    Abstract: A cutting tool comprises a substrate and an AlTiN layer, the AlTiN layer including a first major surface and a second major surface, the AlTiN layer including a first region having a distance of 0 nm or more and 30 nm or less from the first major surface and having a maximum oxygen content ratio of 30 atomic % or more, a second region having a distance of more than 30 nm and 100 nm or less from the first major surface and having a maximum oxygen content ratio of 5 atomic % or more and less than 30 atomic %, and a third region having a distance exceeding 100 nm from the first major surface and having a maximum oxygen content ratio of less than 5 atomic %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Yasuki KIDO, Susumu OKUNO, Fumiyoshi KOBAYASHI