Patents by Inventor Hironori Ninomiya

Hironori Ninomiya 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: 6527876
    Abstract: A silicon steel sheet having low iron loss of high frequency has a surface layer of the steel sheet which has Si concentration higher than Si concentration of a center portion of the steel sheet. Si concentration of sheet thickness center is 3.4 wt. % or more and Si concentration of the surface layer of the steel sheet is 5 wt. % or more. Si concentration in a surface layer portion is 5 to 8 wt. %. The production method comprises siliconizing treatment and diffusing treatment. Velocity of siliconizing and diffusing are controlled, and Si concentration distribution in the sheet thickness direction of the steel sheet is controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Assignee: NKK Corporation
    Inventors: Misao Namikawa, Yoshikazu Takada, Shoji Kasai, Hironori Ninomiya, Tsunehiro Yamaji, Tatsuhiko Hiratani
  • Publication number: 20020134466
    Abstract: A silicon steel sheet having low iron loss of high frequency has a surface layer of the steel sheet which has Si concentration higher than Si concentration of a center portion of the steel sheet. Si concentration of sheet thickness center is 3.4 wt. % or more and Si concentration of the surface layer of the steel sheet is 5 wt. % or more. Si concentration in a surface layer portion is 5 to 8 wt. %. The production method comprises siliconizing treatment and diffusing treatment. Velocity of siliconizing and diffusing are controlled, and Si concentration distribution in the sheet thickness direction of the steel sheet is controlled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2000
    Publication date: September 26, 2002
    Inventors: MISAO NAMIKAWA, YOSHIKAZU TAKADA, SHOJI KASAI, HIRONORI NINOMIYA, TSUNEHIRO YAMAJI, TATSUHIKO HIRATANI
  • Patent number: 6241829
    Abstract: A silicon steel sheet contains 0.01 wt. % or less C, 4 to 10 wt. % Si, 0.5 wt. % or less Mn, 0.01 wt. % or less P, 0.01 wt. % or less S, 0.2 wt. % or less sol. Al, 0.01 wt. % or less N, 0.02 wt. % or less O and the balance being Fe. The silicon steel sheet has grain boundaries and carbides which are precipitated on the grain boundaries. The carbides have an area of 20% or less to an area of the grain boundaries. The steel sheet is cooled at a cooling speed of 5° C./sec. or more in a temperature range of from 300 to 700° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2001
    Assignee: NKK Corporation
    Inventors: Koichiro Fujita, Yasushi Tanaka, Hironori Ninomiya, Tatsuhiko Hiratani, Shoji Kasai
  • Patent number: 6045627
    Abstract: A silicon steel sheet contains 0.01 wt. % or less C, 4 to 10 wt. % Si, 0.5 wt. % or less Mn, 0.01 wt. % or less P, 0.01 wt. % or less S, 0.2 wt. % or less sol. Al, 0.01 wt. % or less N, 0.02 wt. % or less O and the balance being Fe. The silicon steel sheet has grain boundaries and carbides which are precipitated on the grain boundaries. The carbides have an area of 20% or less to an area of the grain boundaries. The steel sheet is cooled at a cooling speed of 5.degree. C./sec. or more in a temperature range of from 300 to 700.degree. C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2000
    Assignee: NKK Corporation
    Inventors: Koichiro Fujita, Yasushi Tanaka, Hironori Ninomiya, Tatsuhiko Hiratani, Shoji Kasai
  • Patent number: 5993568
    Abstract: A soft magnetic alloy sheet has low residual magnetic flux density. The alloy sheet comprises a base element and an alloying element having a concentration gradient in a thickness direction of the alloy sheet. The alloying element is selected from Si, Al, Ni, Co and Fe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1999
    Assignee: NKK Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Takada, Hironori Ninomiya, Misao Namikawa, Koichiro Fujita, Shoji Kasai, Tatsuhiko Hiratani
  • Patent number: 5902419
    Abstract: A silicon steel sheet contains 0.01 wt. % or less C, 4 to 10 wt. % Si, 0.5 wt. % or less Mn, 0.01 wt. % or less P, 0.01 wt. % or less S, 0.2 wt. % or less sol. Al, 0.01 wt. % or less N, 0.02 wt. % or less 0 and the balance being Fe. The silicon steel sheet has grain boundaries and carbides which are precipitated on the grain boundaries. The carbides have an area of 20% or less to an area of the grain boundaries. The steel sheet is cooled at a cooling speed of 5.degree. C./sec. or more in a temperature range of from 300 to 700.degree. C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1999
    Assignee: NKK Corporation
    Inventors: Koichiro Fujita, Yasushi Tanaka, Hironori Ninomiya, Tatsuhiko Hiratani, Shoji Kasai