Patents by Inventor Hiroaki Kawamoto
Hiroaki Kawamoto 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: 11938834Abstract: An information processing method for use in a computer includes: acquiring a charging state and a deterioration state of a battery; determining an upper limit of the charging state of the battery based on the deterioration state; determining a charging plan of the battery based on the upper limit of the charging state determined and the charging state; and outputting the charging plan determined.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2021Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Hirokazu Kawamoto, Hiroaki Urabe, Naoyuki Harada
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Patent number: 10710201Abstract: An Ni-based alloy solid wire for welding has a composition comprising specific amounts of Cr, Ti, Nb, C, S, Mn and Fe, where Mo+W, P, Si, Al, Ca, B, Mg, Zr, Co, O, H, and N are controlled to specific amounts, ([Ti]+[Nb])/[C] is 80 to 150, and the balance is Ni and inevitable impurities. [Ti], [Nb], and [C] represent the contents of Ti, Nb, and C (mass %), respectively.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2017Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.Inventors: Tetsunao Ikeda, Hiroshi Sugahara, Hiroaki Kawamoto
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Publication number: 20190039188Abstract: An Ni-based alloy solid wire for welding has a composition comprising specific amounts of Cr, Ti, Nb, C, S, Mn and Fe, where Mo+W, P, Si, Al, Ca, B, Mg, Zr, Co, O, H, and N are controlled to specific amounts, ([Ti]+[Nb])/[C] is 80 to 150, and the balance is Ni and inevitable impurities. [Ti], [Nb], and [C] represent the contents of Ti, Nb, and C (mass %), respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2017Publication date: February 7, 2019Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)Inventors: Tetsunao IKEDA, Hiroshi SUGAHARA, Hiroaki KAWAMOTO
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Patent number: 9969033Abstract: The contents of Cr, Fe, Mn, Ti, Si, Cu, N, Al, C, Mg, Mo, B, Zr, and Nb+Ta in a Ni-base alloy weld metal are properly specified and the contents of Co, P, and S in incidental impurities are controlled. In particular, a weld metal having high cracking resistance is formed by specifying the Mn content in a proper range and restricting the contents of B and Zr at low levels. Regarding a Ni-base alloy covered electrode, by specifying the contents of a slag-forming agent, a metal fluoride, and a carbonate serving as flux components in proper ranges and controlling the contents of Mn, Nb+Ta, and Fe in a flux, good welding workability is achieved and a weld metal having good bead appearance is formed.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2011Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroaki Kawamoto, Hirohisa Watanabe, Tetsunao Ikeda, Yushi Sawada
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Patent number: 8343419Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a Ni base alloy solid wire for welding, which has excellent cracking resistance to ductility dip cracking in weld metal, can increase the tensile strength of the weld metal to not less than the tensile strength of the base material, and has excellent weldability. The present invention provides a solid wire which has a composition containing Cr: 27.0 to 31.5 mass %, Ti: 0.50 to 0.90 mass %, Nb: 0.40 to 0.70 mass %, Ta: 0.10 to 0.30 mass %, C: 0.010 to 0.030 mass %, and Fe: 5.0 to 11.0 mass %, and is regulated to Al: 0.10 mass % or less, N: 0.020 mass % or less, Zr 0.005 mass % or less, P:0.010 mass % or less, S: 0.0050 mass % or less, Si: 0.50 mass % or less, and Mn: 1.00 mass % or less, with the balance including Ni and inevitable impurities.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2011Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.Inventors: Tetsunao Ikeda, Masaki Shimamoto, Shun Izutani, Hiroaki Kawamoto, Yushi Sawada, Hirohisa Watanabe
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Publication number: 20120276384Abstract: The contents of Cr, Fe, Mn, Ti, Si, Cu, N, Al, C, Mg, Mo, B, Zr, and Nb+Ta in a Ni-base alloy weld metal are properly specified and the contents of Co, P, and S in incidental impurities are controlled. In particular, a weld metal having high cracking resistance is formed by specifying the Mn content in a proper range and restricting the contents of B and Zr at low levels. Regarding a Ni-base alloy covered electrode, by specifying the contents of a slag-forming agent, a metal fluoride, and a carbonate serving as flux components in proper ranges and controlling the contents of Mn, Nb+Ta, and Fe in a flux, good welding workability is achieved and a weld metal having good bead appearance is formed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2011Publication date: November 1, 2012Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)Inventors: Hiroaki Kawamoto, Hirohisa Watanabe, Tetsunao Ikeda, Yushi Sawada
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Publication number: 20120118936Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a Ni base alloy solid wire for welding, which has excellent cracking resistance to ductility dip cracking in weld metal, can increase the tensile strength of the weld metal to not less than the tensile strength of the base material, and has excellent weldability. The present invention provides a solid wire which has a composition containing Cr: 27.0 to 31.5 mass %, Ti: 0.50 to 0.90 mass %, Nb: 0.40 to 0.70 mass %, Ta: 0.10 to 0.30 mass %, C: 0.010 to 0.030 mass %, and Fe: 5.0 to 11.0 mass %, and is regulated to Al: 0.10 mass % or less, N: 0.020 mass % or less, Zr 0.005 mass % or less, P:0.010 mass % or less, S: 0.0050 mass % or less, Si: 0.50 mass % or less, and Mn: 1.00 mass % or less, with the balance including Ni and inevitable impurities.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2011Publication date: May 17, 2012Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)Inventors: Tetsunao IKEDA, Masaki Shimamoto, Shun Izutani, Hiroaki Kawamoto, Yushi Sawada, Hirohisa Watanabe
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Publication number: 20110171485Abstract: A flux-cored nickel-based alloy wire contains, based on the total mass of the wire, 3 to 11 percent by mass of TiO2, 0.2 to 1.3 percent by mass of SiO2, 1 to 3 percent by mass of ZrO2, and 0.3 to 1.0 percent by mass of manganese oxides in terms of MnO2, contains of a total of 0.2 to 1.0 percent by mass in terms of Na, K and Li of sodium compounds, potassium compounds, and lithium compounds. The flux has a ratio (([TiO2]+[ZrO2])/[SiO2]) of the total of the TiO2 and ZrO2 contents to the SiO2 content of 5.0 to 14.5, in which [TiO2], [SiO2] and [ZrO2] represent TiO2, SiO2 and ZrO2 contents. The wire shows excellent weldability in welding of all positions typically on 9% nickel steels and nickel-based alloy steels and gives a weld metal having good pitting resistance, bead appearance, and resistance to hot cracking.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2010Publication date: July 14, 2011Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)Inventors: Hiroaki KAWAMOTO, Tetsunao Ikeda, Hirohisa Watanabe
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Patent number: 5673743Abstract: A process of core molding is disclosed, which permits increasing the positioning accuracy of a base core and a bonded core relative to each other and also avoids handling the first molded base core outside the die to preclude such trouble as breakage of the common die. By the process, a complete core is obtained, which comprises a base core and a bonded core positioned in and bonded to the base core. The base core is molded in a molding space which is defined by engaging a die element and a common die with each other. After removing the die element from the common die while leaving the molded base core in the common die, a different die element is engaged with the common die to define a different molding space for molding a bonded core. The bonded core is bonded to the base core as it is molded.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 1995Date of Patent: October 7, 1997Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroaki Kawamoto, Hidekazu Ito, Yuji Nishiyama, Masamitsu Kenmochi, Sadao Kitazawa, Makoto Iwata
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Patent number: 4430298Abstract: A copper alloy for electric and electronic devices, comprising: 3.0-3.5 wt % of Ni, 0.5-0.9 wt % of Si, 0.02-1.0 wt % of Mn, 0.1-5.0 wt % of Zn and the balance Cu and the inevitable impurities.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 1983Date of Patent: February 7, 1984Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko ShoInventors: Motohisa Miyafuji, Takashi Matsui, Hidekazu Harada, Masumitsu Soeda, Shin Ishikawa, Hiroshi Murakado, Hiroaki Kawamoto, Takeo Tabuchi, Kunio Kamada, Yasuhiro Nakashima