Patents by Inventor Hidekazu Todoroki

Hidekazu Todoroki 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: 11118250
    Abstract: Ti, N, Al, Mg, and Ca concentrations are controlled in order to prevent aggregation of TiN inclusions. Furthermore, not only is a Fe—Cr—Ni alloy having superior surface property provided, but also a method is proposed in which the Fe—Cr—Ni alloy is produced at low cost using commonly used equipment. The Fe—Cr—Ni alloy includes C?0.05%, Si: 0.1 to 0.8%, Mn: 0.2 to 0.8%, P?0.03%, S?0.001%, Ni:16 to 35%, Cr: 18 to 25%, Al: 0.2 to 0.4%, Ti: 0.25 to 0.4%, N?0.016%, Mg: 0.0015 to 0.008%, Ca?0.005%, O: 0.0002 to 0.005%, freely selected Mo: 0.5 to 2.5% in mass % and Fe and inevitable impurities as the remainder, wherein Ti and N satisfy % N×% Ti?0.0045 and the number of TiN inclusions not smaller than 5 ?m is 20 to 200 pieces/cm2 at a freely selected cross section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: NIPPON YAKIN KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Mizuno, Hidekazu Todoroki, Yosuke Baba, Yusuke Kobayashi, Waki Nishijima
  • Patent number: 10927438
    Abstract: Provided is an Fe—Ni—Cr alloy that has excellent surface characteristics and enables formation of a blackened coating having excellent blackening characteristics and peeling resistance. The Fe—Ni—Cr alloy has a chemical composition containing, by mass %, C, Si, Mn, P, S, Cr, Ni, Mo, Co, Cu, N, Ti, Al, O, and H, the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, and satisfying formulae (1) to (4): (1) T1=11×[% N]+0.1; (2) T2=?39×[% N]?1.0; (3) A1=7.5×[% N]+0.1; (4) A2=?42.5×[% N]+1.0, where [% M] represents content (mass %) of element M in the alloy, and T1, T2, A1, and A2 satisfy relationships T1<[% Ti]<T2 and A1<[% A1]<A2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Nippon Yakin Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Yamakawa, Shigeru Hirata, Kun Wang, Hidekazu Todoroki
  • Publication number: 20200347488
    Abstract: Ti, N, Al, Mg, and Ca concentrations are controlled in order to prevent aggregation of TiN inclusions. Furthermore, not only is a Fe—Cr—Ni alloy having superior surface property provided, but also a method is proposed in which the Fe—Cr—Ni alloy is produced at low cost using commonly used equipment. The Fe—Cr—Ni alloy includes C?0.05%, Si: 0.1 to 0.8%, Mn: 0.2 to 0.8%, P?0.03%, S?0.001%, Ni:16 to 35%, Cr: 18 to 25%, Al: 0.2 to 0.4%, Ti: 0.25 to 0.4%, N?0.016%, Mg: 0.0015 to 0.008%, Ca?0.005%, O: 0.0002 to 0.005%, freely selected Mo: 0.5 to 2.5% in mass % and Fe and inevitable impurities as the remainder, wherein Ti and N satisfy % N×% Ti?0.0045 and the number of TiN inclusions not smaller than 5 ?m is 20 to 200 pieces/cm2 at a freely selected cross section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: Nippon Yakin Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji MIZUNO, Hidekazu TODOROKI, Yosuke BABA, Yusuke KOBAYASHI, Waki NISHIJIMA
  • Publication number: 20190360079
    Abstract: Provided is an Fe—Ni—Cr alloy that has excellent surface characteristics and enables formation of a blackened coating having excellent blackening characteristics and peeling resistance. The Fe—Ni—Cr alloy has a chemical composition containing, by mass %, C, Si, Mn, P, S, Cr, Ni, Mo, Co, Cu, N, Ti, Al, O, and H, the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, and satisfying formulae (1) to (4): (1) T1=11×[% N]+0.1; (2) T2=?39×[% N]?1.0; (3) A1=7.5×[% N]+0.1; (4) A2=?42.5×[% N]+1.0, where [% M] represents content (mass %) of element M in the alloy, and T1, T2, A1, and A2 satisfy relationships T1<[% Ti]<T2 and A1<[% A1]<A2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicant: Nippon Yakin Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro YAMAKAWA, Shigeru HIRATA, Kun WANG, Hidekazu TODOROKI
  • Patent number: 10400317
    Abstract: Fe—Cr—Ni—Mo alloy having superior surface properties and a method for producing the same using a commonly used apparatus at low cost. The Fe—Cr—Ni—Mo alloy has (% indicates mass %): C: ?0.03%, Si: 0.15 to 0.5%, Mn: 0.1 to 1%, P: ?0.03%, S: ?0.002%, Ni: 20 to 32%, Cr: 20 to 26%, Mo: 0.5 to 2.5%, Al: 0.1 to 0.5%, Ti: 0.1 to 0.5%, Mg: 0.0002 to 0.01%, Ca: 0.0002 to 0.01%, N: ?0.02%, O: 0.0001 to 0.01%, freely contained components of Co: 0.05 to 2% and Cu: 0.01 to 0.5%, Fe as a remainder, and inevitable impurities, wherein MgO, MgO.Al2O3 spinel type, and CaO—Al2O3—MgO type are contained as oxide type non-metallic inclusions, ratio of number of MgO.Al2O3 spinel type to all oxide type non-metallic inclusions is ?50%, and CaO—Al2O3—MgO type contains CaO: 30 to 70%, Al2O3: 5 to 60%, MgO: 1 to 30%, SiO2: ?8%, and TiO2: ?10%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: NIPPON YAKIN KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hidekazu Todoroki, Fumiaki Kirihara
  • Patent number: 10059106
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid ejecting head including: a first board on which a driving element for ejecting liquid is installed; a second board which is installed on the surface of the first board and covers the driving element; a wiring board that includes a first surface on which a wiring, where a driving signal is supplied to the driving element, is formed and a second surface that is at the opposite side to the first surface, and where the first surface of a first end section is joined to the surface of the first board; and a filling material which covers the wiring by being formed at least between the first surface and a wall surface of the second board, in which the height of the filling material with respect to the surface of the first board is high at the first surface side in comparison to the second surface side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Hagiwara, Toshinobu Yamazaki, Kentaro Murakami, Isao Takimoto, Hidekazu Todoroki, Tomoo Kinoshita, Takayuki Shimosaka, Kazushige Hakeda
  • Publication number: 20170058384
    Abstract: Fe—Cr—Ni—Mo alloy having superior surface properties and a method for producing the same using a commonly used apparatus at low cost. The Fe—Cr—Ni—Mo alloy has (% indicates mass %): C: ?0.03%, Si: 0.15 to 0.5%, Mn: 0.1 to 1%, P: ?0.03%, S: ?0.002%, Ni: 20 to 32%, Cr: 20 to 26%, Mo: 0.5 to 2.5%, Al: 0.1 to 0.5%, Ti: 0.1 to 0.5%, Mg: 0.0002 to 0.01%, Ca: 0.0002 to 0.01%, N: ?0.02%, O: 0.0001 to 0.01%, freely contained components of Co: 0.05 to 2% and Cu: 0.01 to 0.5%, Fe as a remainder, and inevitable impurities, wherein MgO, MgO.Al2O3 spinel type, and CaO—Al2O3—MgO type are contained as oxide type non-metallic inclusions, ratio of number of MgO.Al2O3 spinel type to all oxide type non-metallic inclusions is ?50%, and CaO—Al2O3—MgO type contains CaO: 30 to 70%, Al2O3: 5 to 60%, MgO: 1 to 30%, SiO2: ?8%, and TiO2: ?10%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Applicant: Nippon Yakin Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidekazu TODOROKI, Fumiaki KIRIHARA
  • Publication number: 20160114582
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid ejecting head including: a first board on which a driving element for ejecting liquid is installed; a second board which is installed on the surface of the first board and covers the driving element; a wiring board that includes a first surface on which a wiring, where a driving signal is supplied to the driving element, is formed and a second surface that is at the opposite side to the first surface, and where the first surface of a first end section is joined to the surface of the first board; and a filling material which covers the wiring by being formed at least between the first surface and a wall surface of the second board, in which the height of the filling material with respect to the surface of the first board is high at the first surface side in comparison to the second surface side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Hiroyuki HAGIWARA, Toshinobu YAMAZAKI, Kentaro MURAKAMI, Isao TAKIMOTO, Hidekazu TODOROKI, Tomoo KINOSHITA, Takayuki SHIMOSAKA, Kazushige HAKEDA
  • Patent number: 9303301
    Abstract: A boron-containing stainless steel having excellent hot workability and weldability and a good surface quality is proposed and is a boron-containing stainless steel comprising C: 0.001-0.15 mass %, Si: 0.1-2 mass %, Mn: 0.1-2 mass %, Ni: 5-25 mass %, Cr: 11-27 mass %, B: 0.05-2.5 mass %, Al: 0.005-0.2 mass %, O: 0.0001-0.01 mass %, N: 0.001-0.1 mass %, S: not more than 0.005 mass %, one or both of Mg: 0.0001-0.005 mass % and Ca: 0.0001-0.005 mass % and the remainder being Fe and inevitable impurities provided that a part of Si, Al, Mg, Ca and S is included as a non-metallic inclusion made of sulfide and/or oxysulfide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: NIPPON YAKIN KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hidekazu Todoroki
  • Publication number: 20140205486
    Abstract: A boron-containing stainless steel having excellent hot workability and weldability and a good surface quality is proposed and is a boron-containing stainless steel comprising C: 0.001˜0.15 mass %, Si: 0.1˜2 mass %, Mn: 0.1˜2 mass %, Ni: 5˜25 mass %, Cr: 11˜27 mass %, B: 0.05˜2.5 mass %, Al: 0.005˜0.2 mass %, O: 0.0001˜0.01 mass %, N: 0.001˜0.1 mass %, S: not more than 0.005 mass %, one or both of Mg: 0.0001˜0.005 mass % and Ca: 0.0001˜0.005 mass % and the remainder being Fe and inevitable impurities provided that a part of Si, Al, Mg, Ca and S is included as a non-metallic inclusion made of sulfide and/or oxysulfide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2011
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: NIPPON YAKIN KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hidekazu Todoroki
  • Patent number: 7014721
    Abstract: The invention is a Fe—Ni alloy material comprising Ni: 26–37 wt %, Si: 0.001–0.2 wt %, Mn: 0.01–0.6 wt %, Al: 0.0001–0.003 wt %, Mg: not more than 0.001 wt %, Ca: not more than 0.001 wt % and the reminder being Fe and inevitable impurities, and containing not more than 0.02 wt % of one or more MnO—SiO2—Al2O3 inclusion, SiO2 inclusion and MgO—Al2O3 inclusion insoluble in an aqueous solution of ferric chloride, and is to provide electronic materials for shadow mask and the like having a good hole shape in an etching treatment and a high quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Assignee: Nippon Yakin Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Natsuki Shiga, Hidekazu Todoroki
  • Publication number: 20040037732
    Abstract: The inv ntion is a Fe—Ni alloy mat rial comprising Ni: 26-37 wt %, Si: 0.001-0.2 wt %, Mn: 0.01-0.6 wt %, Al: 0.0001-0.003 wt %, Mg: not more than 0.001 wt %, Ca: not more than 0.001 wt % and the reminder being Fe and inevitable impurities, and containing not more than 0.02 wt % of one or more MnO—SiO2—Al2O3 inclusion, SiO2 inclusion and MgO—Al2O3 inclusion insoluble in an aqueous solution of ferric chloride, and is to provide electronic materials for shadow mask and the like having a good hole shape in an etching treatment and a high quality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2003
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Inventors: Natsuki Shiga, Hidekazu Todoroki