Patents by Inventor Hirotaka Minamikawa

Hirotaka Minamikawa 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: 7026576
    Abstract: A welding wire contains 0.025 mass % or less C, 1.3 mass % or less Si, 2.0 mass % or less Mn, 10 to 25 mass % Cr, 0.04 to 0.2 mass % N, Al and Ti in amounts (mass %) satisfying the relationship: e?800(x?0.05)2×e?300(y?0.08)2?0.5, where x and y represent contents (mass %) of Al and Ti, respectively, O in an amount (mass %) satisfying the relationship: z<(x+y?0.01)/0.5, where z represents a total amount (mass %) of oxygen in the welding wire, and the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities. Gas-shielded welding is performed using the welding wire and a shielding gas containing Ar and at least one of O2 and CO2, wherein, provided that volume % of the O2 and CO2 contained in the shielding gas are p and q, respectively, the shielding gas satisfies the relationships: p?10; q?50; and p+q?(x+y?0.01?0.5 z)/0.0006, whereby a weld improved in high-temperature resistance and crack resistance can be formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2006
    Assignee: Daido Tokushuko Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Keigo Inui, Hirotaka Minamikawa, Toshiharu Noda
  • Publication number: 20040056012
    Abstract: A welding wire contains 0.025 mass % or less C, 1.3 mass % or less Si, 2.0 mass % or less Mn, 10 to 25 mass % Cr, 0.04 to 0.2 mass % N, Al and Ti in amounts (mass %) satisfying the relationship: e−800(x−0.05)2×e−300(y−0.08)2≧0.5, where x and y represent contents (mass %) of Al and Ti, respectively, O in an amount (mass %) satisfying the relationship: z<(x+y−0.01)/0.5, where z represents a total amount (mass %) of oxygen in the welding wire, and the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities. Gas-shielded welding is performed using the welding wire and a shielding gas containing Ar and at least one of O2 and CO2, wherein, provided that volume % of the O2 and CO2 contained in the shielding gas are p and q, respectively, the shielding gas satisfies the relationships: p≦10; q≦50; and p+q≦(x+y−0.01−0.5z)/0.0006, whereby a weld improved in high-temperature resistance and crack resistance can be formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2003
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Applicant: DAIDO TOKUSHUKO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Keigo Inui, Hirotaka Minamikawa, Toshiharu Noda