Patents by Inventor Hiromitu Shibata

Hiromitu Shibata 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: 6557623
    Abstract: Molten steel is poured using an immersion nozzle and a direct current magnetic field zone is applied to a cast slab over the entire width in the thickness direction thereof at a predetermined distance below the molten metal level in a continuously-casting mold. The immersion nozzle is provided with ejection holes located in at least upper and lower stages, at least one lower ejection hole is disposed such that these satisfy the following formula (1). The supply rate of molten steel from the upper ejection holes is set smaller than the rate consumed by solidification in an upper pool, and a particular solute element is added to the molten steel in the upper pool. 0<h<(½)·w·tan &thgr;  (1) where, &thgr;: downward angle of lower ejection hole(s) (°); w: length of mold in width direction (m); and h: distance from center of lower ejection hole to center of height of magnetic pole (m).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignee: Kawasaki Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Hiromitu Shibata, Yasuo Kishimoto, Shuji Takeuchi, Koji Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20020157808
    Abstract: When molten steel is poured using an immersion nozzle in a state in which a direct current magnetic field zone is applied to a cast slab over the entire width in the thickness direction thereof at a position a predetermined distance below the molten metal level in a continuously-casting mold, the immersion nozzle is provided with ejection holes located in at least upper and lower two stages, at least one lower ejection hole is disposed such that these satisfies the following formula (1), the supply rate of the molten steel from upper ejection holes is set smaller than the rate consumed by solidification in an upper pool, and a particular solute element is added to the molten steel in the upper pool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2001
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Inventors: Hiromitu Shibata, Yasuo Kishimoto, Shuji Takeuchi, Koji Yamaguchi