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).

  • Patent number: 11938834
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hirokazu Kawamoto, Hiroaki Urabe, Naoyuki Harada
  • Patent number: 10710201
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsunao Ikeda, Hiroshi Sugahara, Hiroaki Kawamoto
  • Publication number: 20190039188
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
    Inventors: Tetsunao IKEDA, Hiroshi SUGAHARA, Hiroaki KAWAMOTO
  • Patent number: 9969033
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Kawamoto, Hirohisa Watanabe, Tetsunao Ikeda, Yushi Sawada
  • Patent number: 8343419
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsunao Ikeda, Masaki Shimamoto, Shun Izutani, Hiroaki Kawamoto, Yushi Sawada, Hirohisa Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20120276384
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2011
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
    Inventors: Hiroaki Kawamoto, Hirohisa Watanabe, Tetsunao Ikeda, Yushi Sawada
  • Publication number: 20120118936
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
    Inventors: Tetsunao IKEDA, Masaki Shimamoto, Shun Izutani, Hiroaki Kawamoto, Yushi Sawada, Hirohisa Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20110171485
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
    Inventors: Hiroaki KAWAMOTO, Tetsunao Ikeda, Hirohisa Watanabe
  • Patent number: 5673743
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 7, 1997
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroaki Kawamoto, Hidekazu Ito, Yuji Nishiyama, Masamitsu Kenmochi, Sadao Kitazawa, Makoto Iwata
  • Patent number: 4430298
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1983
    Date of Patent: February 7, 1984
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho
    Inventors: Motohisa Miyafuji, Takashi Matsui, Hidekazu Harada, Masumitsu Soeda, Shin Ishikawa, Hiroshi Murakado, Hiroaki Kawamoto, Takeo Tabuchi, Kunio Kamada, Yasuhiro Nakashima