Patents by Inventor Genichi Taniguchi
Genichi Taniguchi 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).
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Patent number: 9879335Abstract: This welded structure comprises a weld metal which contains C, Si, Mn, Cr, Mo, V, Nb, N and O in prescribed amounts respectively with the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities and which exhibits an A value of 200 or more and a Z value of 0.05 or more. The A value is calculated from the element contents of the weld metal according to the formula: A value=([V]/51+[Nb]/93)/{[V]×([Cr]/5+[Mo]/2)}×104. The Z value is calculated according to the formula: Z value=N×[insol. V] [wherein N (particles/?m) is the number density of carbide particles present in a prior austenite grain boundary per unit grain boundary in the stress-relief annealed weld metal, and [insol. V] is the concentration of compound-type V as determined by analyzing an extraction residue of the stress-relief annealed weld metal].Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2014Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.Inventors: Hidenori Nako, Ken Yamashita, Minoru Otsu, Mikihiro Sakata, Genichi Taniguchi
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Patent number: 9505087Abstract: A weld metal according to the present invention has a specific chemical composition, contains carbide particles each having an equivalent circle diameter of greater than 0.5 ?m in a number of 0.25 or less per micrometer of grain boundary length, and has an A-value as specified by Formula (1) of 0.12 or more, Formula (1) expressed as follows: A-value=([V]/51+[Nb]/93)/([Cr]/52+[Mo]/96) ??(1) where [V], [Nb], [Cr], and [Mo] are contents (percent by mass) of V, Nb, Cr, and Mo, respectively, in the weld metal.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2012Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.Inventors: Hidenori Nako, Ken Yamashita, Minoru Otsu, Genichi Taniguchi, Mikihiro Sakata
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Patent number: 9289859Abstract: This weld metal has excellent creep characteristics and has a given chemical composition. In the weld metal, the value A defined by equation (1) is 200 or greater, and carbide particles each having an equivalent-circle diameter of 0.40 ?m or more have an average equivalent-circle diameter less than 0.85 ?m. In the segments that connect the centers of three or more carbide particles which are present on a 6-?m straight line and which each has an equivalent-circle diameter of 0.40 ?m or more, the sum of the lengths of the portions where the segments intersect the carbide particles is 25% or more of the overall length of the segments. Value A=([V]/51+[Nb]/93)/{[V]×([Cr]/5+[Mo]/2)}×104??(1) In the equation, [V], [Nb], [Cr], and [Mo] respectively indicate the contents (mass %) of V, Nb, Cr, and Mo in the weld metal.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2012Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.Inventors: Hidenori Nako, Ken Yamashita, Minoru Otsu, Mikihiro Sakata, Genichi Taniguchi
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Publication number: 20160002758Abstract: This welded structure comprises a weld metal which contains C, Si, Mn, Cr, Mo, V, Nb, N and O in prescribed amounts respectively with the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities and which exhibits an A value of 200 or more and a Z value of 0.05 or more. The A value is calculated from the element contents of the weld metal according to the formula: A value=([V]/51+[Nb]/93)/{[V]×([Cr]/5+[Mo]/2)}×104. The Z value is calculated according to the formula: Z value=N×[insol. V] [wherein N (particles/?m) is the number density of carbide particles present in a prior austenite grain boundary per unit grain boundary in the stress-relief annealed weld metal, and [insol. V] is the concentration of compound-type V as determined by analyzing an extraction residue of the stress-relief annealed weld metal].Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2014Publication date: January 7, 2016Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (KOBE STEEL, LTD.)Inventors: Hidenori NAKO, Ken YAMASHITA, Minoru OTSU, Mikihiro SAKATA, Genichi TANIGUCHI
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Publication number: 20150368767Abstract: A weld metal of the present invention contains C: 0.05-0.12%, Si: 0.10-0.35%, Mn: 0.65-0.90%, Cr: 1.85-2.50%, Mo: 0.80-1.20%, V: 0.25-0.50%, Nb: 0.010-0.050%, B: 0.0005-0.0010%, N: 0.025% or less (exclusive of 0%), and O: 0.025-0.060% respectively, with the remainder consisting of iron and inevitable impurities.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2014Publication date: December 24, 2015Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)Inventors: Hidenori NAKO, Ken YAMASHITA, Minoru OTSU, Genichi TANIGUCHI
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Publication number: 20140294491Abstract: A weld metal according to the present invention has a specific chemical composition, contains carbide particles each having an equivalent circle diameter of greater than 0.5 ?m in a number of 0.25 or less per micrometer of grain boundary length, and has an A-value as specified by Formula (1) of 0.12 or more, Formula (1) expressed as follows: A-value=([V]/51+[Nb]/93)/([Cr]/52+[Mo]/96) ??(1) where [V], [Nb], [Cr], and [Mo] are contents (percent by mass) of V, Nb, Cr, and Mo, respectively, in the weld metal.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2012Publication date: October 2, 2014Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)Inventors: Hidenori Nako, Ken Yamashita, Minoru Otsu, Genichi Taniguchi, Mikihiro Sakata
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Publication number: 20130315661Abstract: This weld metal has a predetermined chemical composition, controls the number of oxides in accordance with size, and has an A value stipulated by the belowmentioned formula of no greater than 5.0. A value=(100×[C]?6×[insol.Cr]?2×[insol.Mo]?24×[insol.V]?13×[insol.Nb])×([Mo]?[insol.Mo]), where [insol.Cr], [insol.Mo], [insol.Nb], and [insol.V] are contents (in mass percent) of Cr, Mo, Nb, and V, respectively, present as a compound after stress-relief heat treatment, and [C] and [Mo] are contents (in mass percent) of C and Mo, respectively, contained in the weld metal.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2012Publication date: November 28, 2013Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel,Ltd.)Inventors: Hidenori Nako, Ken Yamashita, Minoru Otsu, Genichi Taniguchi, Mikihiro Sakata
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Publication number: 20130309003Abstract: This weld metal has excellent creep characteristics and has a given chemical composition. In the weld metal, the value A defined by equation (1) is 200 or greater, and carbide particles each having an equivalent-circle diameter of 0.40 ?m or more have an average equivalent-circle diameter less than 0.85 ?m. In the segments that connect the centers of three or more carbide particles which are present on a 6-?m straight line and which each has an equivalent-circle diameter of 0.40 ?m or more, the sum of the lengths of the portions where the segments intersect the carbide particles is 25% or more of the overall length of the segments. Value A=([V]/51+[Nb]/93)/{[V]×([Cr]/5+[Mo]/2)}×104??(1) In the equation, [V], [Nb], [Cr], and [Mo] respectively indicate the contents (mass %) of V, Nb, Cr, and Mo in the weld metal.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2012Publication date: November 21, 2013Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)Inventors: Hidenori Nako, Ken Yamashita, Minoru Otsu, Mikihiro Sakata, Genichi Taniguchi